Legal Opinion
Beaver Dam Outdoors Club v. Hazleton City Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 2008No. 1316 C.D. 2007PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
We are asked to determine whether the Hazleton City Authority (Authority) entered into an enforceable lease with the Beaver Dam Outdoors Club (Club), a hunting and fishing club, for a multi-year lease of approximately 487 acres of the Authority’s watershed property in Carbon County. Following a non-jury trial, the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) entered declaratory judgment in favor of the Club. The trial court held the lease to be a valid and binding contract. For the following reasons, we affirm.
I. Background
The Authority is a municipal authority…
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