Legal Opinion
In re Wilkinsburg School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 2014PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
The Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, Inc.,1 its executive Director, Brenda Smith, and twenty-six residents and taxpayers (collectively “Objectors”) who reside within the Borough of Wilkinsburg School District (School District) and the Borough of Wilkinsburg appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which approved the School District’s sale of vacant land, known as “Green Street Park” (Property) pursuant to Section 707(3) of the Public School Code of 1949 (Public School Code),2 24 P.S. § 7-707(3).
The Property is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hibbs v. ArensbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Mullen v. DuBois Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- School District of Dennison Township v. PaddenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
- Judge v. PociusCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Morning Call, Inc. v. Board of School Directors of Southern Lehigh School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re: Petition of the Wilkinsburg Taxpayers and Residents Interest in Green Street Park Sale to a Private Developer and other Park-Systems Conditions ~ Appeal of: K. LuxemburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- In the Matter of Private Sale of Property by the Millcreek Township School District Appeal of: Montessori Regional Charter SchoolCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016