Legal Opinion
Dallas Borough Annexation Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 1951No. Appeals, 30 and 31PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Dithrich, J.,
On petition of the Dale Realty Corporation (hereafter called Realty Corporation), the council of the Borough of Dallas passed an ordinance on July 13, 1949, annexing certain land of that corporation lying adjacent to the Borough in the Township of Dallas.
The appellees, the Township and its School District, contested the legality and propriety of the ordinance before the Court of Quarter Sessions of Luzerne County sitting en banc. That court adjudged the ordinance illegal on the ground that the petition upon which it was based was “not signed by a majority of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Davis v. RainsfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1821
- Irwin Borough Annexation Case (No. 1)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Church v. MeekerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1867
- Warner Bros. Theatres, Inc. v. Pottstown BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Brolaskey v. McClainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Doman v. BroganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Baker v. Roslyn Swim ClubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Plum Township Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Pencil v. BuchartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Salisbury Township Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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