Legal Opinion
Gaebel v. Thornbury Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 6, 1973No. Appeal, No. 792 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Mencer,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which sustained preliminary objections filed by Thornbury Township (Thornbury) to the petition for appointment of viewers and the order appointing a board of view to ascertain and award just compensation to William F. Gaebel and Virginia E. Gaebel (Gaebels).
Gaebels own certain land in Thornbury Township which was zoned commercial. On March 6, 1972, Thorn-bury amended the zoning classification, and approximately three acres of Gaebels’ property were rezoned as a flood plain, which limits the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- White's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Taylor v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Knup v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TilghmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Miller & Son Paving, Inc. v. Plumstead TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Gardner v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Beltrami Enterprises, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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