Legal Opinion

Fernley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Schuylkill Tp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 27, 1985No. 11 Eastern District Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

Appellants, owners of 245 acres of undeveloped land in Schuylkill Township in Chester County, appeal a Commonwealth Court, 76 Pa.Cmwlth. 409, 464 A.2d 587 order affirming the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. The Court of Common Pleas, in turn, had affirmed the decision of the Board of Supervisors of Schuylkill Township denying appellants’ application for a curative amendment1 which challenged the total prohibition of multi-family dwellings contained in the Township’s zoning ordinance2 on exclusionary grounds and sought the establishment of a new…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Schubach v. SilverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Glendon Energy Co. v. Borough of GlendonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Upper Salford Township v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Overstreet v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Britton v. Town of ChesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
  5. MacIoce v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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