Miller v. Beaver Falls

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This appeal involves the constitutionality of an ordinance dated April 10,1950 enacted pursuant to the Act of June 23, 1931, P.L. 932, known as “The Third Class City Law”, Art. XXXVII, §§ 3701, 3702, 53 P.S. § 12198-3701, 3702. Appellants purchased 16 acres of ground in the 6th Ward of the City of Beaver Falls on April 8, 1950. Either their predecessor in title or the holder of a mortgage on said property notified the City on November 28, 1949 that the property had been purchased for immediate development; that the purchasers intended to erect 72 dwellings thereon;…