Legal Opinion

Lamb v. Redding

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 2, 1912No. Appeal, No. 233PublishedCited by 47 opinions

Appeal, No. 233, Oct. T., 1911, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July Term, 1911, No. 29, awarding injunction in case of William Lamb et al. v. D. L. Redding et al., School Board of the School District of McKees Bocks Borough. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Miller, J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was decree awarding injunction.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stewart,

Appellants constitute the present school hoard of the school district of McKees Rocks in Allegheny county. Their immediate predecessors purchased at a cost of $17,500 a lot of ground on which to erect a new and additional school building. In preparing the ground for the proposed new building, laying the foundation, and erecting the superstructure to the height of the first floor, they expended of the public money the further sum of $52,000, making in all an expenditure of about $70,000. The building has remained in that unfinished condition. Appellants now…

2Cited by47 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Smith v. Darby School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  3. Downing v. Erie City School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Regan v. StoddardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  5. Wilson v. New Castle CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930

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