Legal Opinion
Harbold v. Reading
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 8, 1946No. Appeal, 13PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Horace Stern,
This action represents an attempt to impose an absolute liability on the City of Reading for the payment of bonds which expressly provided that no such liability should exist, such payment being directed, however, by a validating Act of May 26,1943, P. L. 660.
In 1932 the city enacted an ordinance authorizing the paving and curbing of Kenhorst Boulevard and Old Wyomissing Road. The ordinance provided that the work should be paid for and assessments levied on the abutting properties should be collected in the manner provided by an ordinance of 1925. According…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Stanley v. JeffriesMontana Supreme Court · 1929
- Stemmler v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Bush v. . Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Bailey v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Rivenbark v. Finis P. Ernest, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
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- Koike v. Board of Water SupplyHawaii Supreme Court · 1960
- Department of Highways of Commonwealth v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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