Legal Opinion
Earhart v. Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 25, 1972No. Appeal, 206 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County dismissing appellant Rufus Earhart’s action in mandamus against the Board of Supervisors of West Cocalico Township. Appellant sought to compel the Board to issue him a license for the operation of a junkyard.
Earhart submitted an application for a junkyard license for a property described as being located on Sandy Hill Road, pursuant to West Cocalico Township’s Ordinance Number 3. The Board of Supervisors refused to grant the license for the stated reason that another junkyard operated by…
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- Waters v. SamuelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by3 opinions
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