Legal Opinion

Lighton v. Abington Township

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 23, 1939No. Appeal, 11PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

This appeal is from a decree dismissing a taxpayers’ bill filed to enjoin the proposed construction of a sewerage system in part to be paid for by the proceeds of bonds of the township to be issued pursuant to the Act of May 7, 1937, P. L. 574, 53 PS section 19092-2445, and the Act of May 14, 1937, P. L. 630, 53 PS section 1030. Defendant township commissioners filed an answer under Equity Buie 48 setting forth a number of objections to tbe bill. Tbe parties stipulated for final hearing on the bill and answer.

The township now contains two sewers, a small one owned…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Wilson v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  5. Tranter v. Alleghency County Co. AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Daly v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Young v. Com. Bd. of Probation and ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. SutleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. McCreary v. MajorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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