Legal Opinion
Bernstein v. Pittsburgh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 2, 1951No. Appeal, 210PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Horace Stern,
We agree with the court below that the City of Pittsburgh may legally erect an open-air auditorium in Schenley Park and lease it during summer months to a private, nonprofit corporation for the presentation by the latter of light opera for which admission charges will be made.
In 1889 Mary E. Schenley conveyed to the City of Pittsburgh a tract of land containing approximately 300 acres “for the use of the people of Pittsburgh and the Public as a Public Park and for the use and purpose of establishing on said grounds a Public Park and place of free, attractive…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Poor District Case (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Trustees of the Philadelphia Museums v. Trustees of the UniversitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Laird v. PittsburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- New Castle v. Lawrence CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Los Angeles Athletic Club v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- City of Phoenix v. Phoenix Civic Auditorium & Convention Center Ass'nArizona Supreme Court · 1965
- Basehore v. Hampden Industrial Development AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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