Lened Homes, Inc. v. Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspections

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This is an appeal by the defendant, the Department of Licenses and Inspections of the City of Philadelphia, from an order dismissing defendant’s petition to open a summary judgment entered on November 11, 1955. The facts are unusual.

Plaintiff, a building corporation, purchased on April 1,1954, a tract of land in the City of Philadelphia for the purpose of constructing row houses upon it. At that time the zoning ordinance of the City of Philadelphia permitted the construction of row houses. On June 24, 1954, the City amended the zoning ordinance to prohibit row…