Legal Opinion
Township of Cornplanter v. McGregor
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
The Township of Cornplanter (Township) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Venango County (trial court) sustaining in part and overruling in part the preliminary objections of Steven M. McGregor and Becky McGregor (Landowners) to the Declaration of Taking filed by the Township. We reverse.
Landowners own a 9.485-acre parcel of land in the Township. Landowners purchased the parcel on January 10,1997. On November 17, 1997, the Township enacted an ordinance to appropriate an easement over a portion of Landowners’ property. The ordinance was enacted to acquire an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pennsylvania Mutual Life Ins. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Wilson v. City of ScrantonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
- Olson v. Whitpain TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. RenickCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Curtis v. REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ETC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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