Downingtown Borough (Friends of Kardon Park,Aplts)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE TODD
In these consolidated cross-appeals, we accepted review to consider whether three statutory provisions—the “Donated or Dedicated Property Act” (“DDPA”), 1 the “Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act” (“Project 70 Act”), 2 and the Eminent Domain Code 3 —allow Appellant Downingtown Borough (“Borough”) 4 to sell to private housing developers— Appellants Progressive Housing Ventures, LLC and J. Loew and Associates, Inc. (“Developers”)—four parcels of land that, collectively, comprise “Kardon Park,” a public community park currently owned and maintained by the Borough,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kelly v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth v. Ogontz Area Neighbors Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Payne v. KassabSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Goodman AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Department of Environmental Protection v. Cumberland Coal Resources, LPSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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