Legal Opinion
In Re Borough of Bear Creek Village
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1992No. 2628 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
The Supervisors of Bear Creek Township (township) appeal from a final decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) which ordered the incorporation of the Borough of Bear Creek Village. We affirm.
Bear Creek Village is a residential subdivision surrounding Bear Creek Lake in eastern Luzerne County, located entirely within Bear Creek Township. On August 3, 1990, some 108 individuals purporting to constitute a majority of the resident freeholders of Bear Creek Village (collectively referred to as the Village) filed a petition for incorporation as a borough…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Girard School District v. PittengerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Tyler v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- In Re Estate of FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Larocca v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Millersville Annexation CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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