HSP Gaming, L.P. v. City of Philadelphia

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

This appeal presents the following issues: (1) whether the City of Philadelphia has the authority to issue a license authorizing construction on submerged lands under the Delaware River pursuant to Act 321 of June 8, 1907, P.L. 488, 53 P.S. § 14199 (“Act 321”); and, if so, (2) whether the City of Philadelphia’s Notice of Revocation of License Issued in Error, dated January 24, 2008, was valid. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the City did indeed have the authority to issue the license that is the subject of this dispute, and that the City’s attempted…