Legal Opinion
Benkovitz v. Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 9, 1981No. Appeal, No. 1888 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which denied *525Morris Benkovitz’ (Appellant) motion for a new trial.1 We affirm.
Appellant owned property located at 1808, 1810 and 1812 Centre Avenue, in the Third Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, which was used in the operation of a wholesale and retail seafood business. The lower court found that a de facto taking had occurred on May 1, 1972 as a result of activities of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (Appellee) in connection with a neighborhood development…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Glider v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Morrissey v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Tinicum Real Estate Holding Corp. v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. 108.3 Acres of LandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Arndt v. Central Cambria School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Berk v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Cabell v. CITY OF HAZLETONCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Urban Redevelopment Authority v. BenkovitzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- In re Condemnation By The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission of 14.38 Acres In Fee SimpleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Marx Stationery & Printing Co. v. Redevelopment Authority of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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