Legal Opinion

Hazleton v. Hazleton Area School District

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1971No. Appeal, No. 548PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. cJustice O’Brien,

Appellant, a municipality, filed a complaint in equity to enjoin the construction of a high school planned by appellee school district until the construction and indebtedness necessary be approved by a referendum. *479After a hearing where the testimony of two of appellant’s councilmen was the only evidence presented, the complaint was dismissed on the court’s ruling that appellant “has not legally established a capacity to sue.”

On appeal the city argues, on two separate grounds, that it has standing. Neither has merit. First, the city argues that its own revenues…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Downing v. Erie City School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. Regan v. StoddardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Township of Upper Moreland v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. City of Allentown v. Lehigh County AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. Towns of Madbury v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
  4. City of Allentown v. Lehigh County AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. Appeal of Cornerstone Television Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County2001

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