Legal Opinion
Township of Bensalem v. Press
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 27, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2879 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
This is an appeal by Appellants Township of Bensaiem. (Township) and Stanley Horowitz (Horowitz) the Township’s zoning officer from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County dismissing post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial as well as a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Appellees Richard and Jean Press (the Presses) were the owners of premises in the Township upon which they operated a children’s camp, a nursery school and an adult swim club as legal non-conforming uses. The camp and nursery…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- DuBree v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Hilbert v. RothSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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3Cited by22 opinions
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