Peirce v. Kelner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Kephaet,
The plaintiff is the owner and occupier of a private dwelling house situate on the south side of Tulpehocken Street between Wayne Avenue and Greene Street, in Germantown, Philadelphia, with a frontage of 80 feet. Defendant owns the adjoining residence property on the east with a frontage of 205 feet, and intends to erect on the lot a seven-story apartment house with one hundred, and twenty housekeeping apartments, with garage in the rear to accommodate eighty cars. The eighty feet of defendant’s property adjoining plaintiff’s is subject to a building restriction.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- St. Andrew's Lutheran Church's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Burke v. HollingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- DeSanno v. EarleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Taylor v. LambertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Jones v. Park Lane for Convalescents, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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- Burns v. BaumgardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Gerstell Et Ux. v. KnightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
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