Legal Opinion
In Re Condemnation of Lands of Laughlin
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 13, 2003PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Keystone Outdoor Advertising Co. (Keystone) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) that overruled Keystone’s preliminary objections to West Whiteland Township’s (Township) taking of private property to use as a park. 1 We affirm.
On September 15, 1997, Keystone entered into a ten-year lease agreement with George M. and Grace S. Laughlin (Laugh-lins). The purpose of the lease was to allow Keystone to erect a billboard on the Laughlins’ property (Property) located at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 100.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Winger v. AiresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Bernstein v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Pidstawski v. South Whitehall TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Laird v. PittsburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- In re Condemnation of Land Along Woodside Road as an Extension of Maplewood Drive in FrankstownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Middletown Township v. Lands of StoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- In Re Condemnation of Land for the South East Central Business District Redevelopment Area 1Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Middletown Township v. Lands of StoneCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- In Re a Condemnation Proceeding by South Whitehall TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Borough of Downingtown v. Friends of Kardon ParkCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
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