Legal Opinion
Sameric Corp. of Chestnut St., Inc. v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 2, 1989No. Appeals 1277 C.D. 1987 and 1985 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Sameric Corporation (Sameric) is the owner of a motion picture theatre in downtown Philadelphia. It appeals the Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court orders which dismissed its challenge to a Philadelphia Historical Commission (Commission) decision 1 and denied post- trial relief. This is a case of first impression in this Commonwealth.
The Commission held public hearings and concluded that Samerics Boyd Theatre merited historic designation. The Commission found that the building was the work of a prominent Philadelphia architectural firm and that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Pittsburgh v. Royston Service, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Kujawa v. City of WilliamsportCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Pedersen v. South Williamsport Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Weinberg v. BarryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
3Cited by4 opinions
- Sameric Corporation Of Delaware, Inc. v. City Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- United Artists' Theater Circuit, Inc. v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Sameric Corp of DE v. Cty of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- United Artists' Theater Circuit, Inc. v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993