Legal Opinion

In Re Condemnation of Lands Situate and Being in the City of Scranton

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 28, 1992No. 334 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NARICK, Senior Judge.

The question before this Court is whether a redevelopment authority can condemn property in a blighted area which was not specifically listed as property to be condemned in a redevelopment plan, but which was connected to property properly listed to be condemned in the redevelopment plan.

On May 18, 1989, Peter and Rebecca Kameroski (Kameroskis) purchased real estate at 227 Lackawanna Avenue, from Ralph and Bernice Phillips. Later that day, the Redevelopment Authority of Scranton (SRA), unaware of the transfer, passed a resolution, authorizing the condemnation of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re Condemnation by the Urban Redevelopment AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Muncy Creek Township Citizens Committee v. ShipmanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. York City Redevelopment Authority v. Ohio Blenders, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. A Condemnation Proceeding in Rem by the Redevelopment Authority of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. In Re a Condemnation Proceeding by South Whitehall TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Redevelopment Authority v. PiccolinoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. A Condemnation Proceeding in Rem by the Redevelopment Authority of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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