Legal Opinion

Peirce v. Kelner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 24, 1931No. Appeals, 253 and 279PublishedCited by 20 opinions

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

  1. Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. St. Andrew's Lutheran Church's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
  3. Burke v. HollingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. DeSanno v. EarleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  5. Taylor v. LambertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Jones v. Park Lane for Convalescents, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Henry v. EvesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  3. Ratkovich v. Randell Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Burns v. BaumgardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Gerstell Et Ux. v. KnightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

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