Legal Opinion

Downingtown Borough (Friends of Kardon Park,Aplts)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 20, 2017No. Downingtown Borough (Friends of Kardon Park,Aplts) - No. 12 - 23 MAP 2016PublishedCited by 9 opinions

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

  1. Kelly v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Commonwealth v. Ogontz Area Neighbors Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Payne v. KassabSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Goodman AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Department of Environmental Protection v. Cumberland Coal Resources, LPSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Private Sale of Prop. by the Millcreek Twp. Sch. Dist.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Commonwealth v. AndersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. DHIP, LLC v. Fifth Third BankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2021
  4. Gidor, M., Aplt. v. Mangus, B.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2025
  5. In Re: of the Twp. of Jackson to Sell Lot 107, Wheatland Manor ~ Appeal of: Twp. of JacksonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022

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