Hazleton v. Hazleton Area School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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
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