Legal Opinion

Wynnewood Civic Ass'n v. Lower Merion Township Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 13, 1962No. Appeal, No. 40PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Benjamin E. Jones,

This is a controversy between the owner of a tract of land, located in Wynnewood, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, who seeks to erect thereon a twelve-story apartment building, and a civic association, composed of residents in and about the area, which opposes the erection of such building. In the background of this controversy is a record of litigation, extending in time over a decade, before the Township Board of Adjustment (Board), the Township Commissioners (Township), the Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Montgomery County and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Archbishop O'Hara's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Nicholson v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  3. Tidewater Oil Co. v. POORESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Kotzin v. Plymouth Township Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Magrann v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PiperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 85 v. Port AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Eller v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Irrera v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Baker v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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