Legal Opinion
Rieder Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 1963No. Appeal, 67PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
This is an appeal from the reversal by the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County of an order of the Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Norristown [Board], which granted a special exception permitting construction of an addition to a nursing home.
Appellant acquired the property, located in an “A” residential area, in 1954. It consists of a three story stone structure, 84 by 37 feet, 2 and has been operated as a nursing home since 1946. The building has a licensed capacity for 32 patients, and, ordinarily, some patients are housed on the third floor. 3 It…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Archbishop O'Hara's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Devereux Foundation, Inc., Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Brennen v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Kotzin v. Plymouth Township Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Phi Lambda Theta Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
3Cited by17 opinions
- Broussard v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Lower Merion Township v. Enokay, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Upper Providence Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Smith v. Board of Zoning AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Marple Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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