Legal Opinion
Titusville Amusement Co. v. Titusville Iron Works Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 4, 1926No. Appeals, 178 and 200PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
In 1922, the City of Titusville passed an ordinance reciting that, “for the public good and benefit of the said city,” a specified portion of Washington Street “is hereby vacated and closed as a public street”; following which, a jury of viewers was appointed to assess the damages and benefits thereby caused. Shortly thereafter the Titusville Amusement Company, Robert A. McKie and the United Natural Gas Company, filed the bill in equity in this case, against the city, its mayor, its councilmen and the members of the board of viewers. At a later date, Albert E.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Block v. HirshSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Contributors to the Pennsylvania Hospital v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- First National Bank v. PaffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Pennsylvania Mutual Life Ins. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Beirne v. Continental-Equitable Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Leary v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Cohen v. Simpson Real Estate Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- In Re Appeal From Passage of Ordinance 4354 of AltoonaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Cox's Incorporated v. SnodgrassSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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