Legal Opinion
City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 1976No. 10PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
On April 22, 1974, the Commonwealth Bureau of Corrections of the Department of Justice (appellee) entered into an agreement to lease premises on South Aiken Avenue in Pittsburgh for use as a pre-release center for women convicts.1 Neither the Commonwealth nor the lessor applied to the City of Pittsburgh (appellant) for a certificate of occupancy, variance or other zoning authorization for the intended use. The City filed an action in the Commonwealth Court seeking to enjoin use of the premises as a pre-release center because no certificate of occupancy had…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Kline v. HarrisburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Cali v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Rutgers v. PilusoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Ogontz Area Neighbors Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Carroll v. County of YorkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- In re the County of MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Township of South Fayette v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- County of Delaware v. Township of MiddletownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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