Bogert v. Allentown Housing Authority

Opinion by

Mb.. Justice Jones,

On December 8, 1964, seventy property owners and taxpayers of the City of Allentown, [plaintiffs], instituted an equity action against the Allentown Housing Authority, 1 [Authority], in the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County. The gravamen of their complaint, as drawn, was stated by the court below: “The complaint, containing eighteen prayers for relief, in essence centers around the proposed construction of public housing in the Sixteenth Ward of the City of Allentown. The relief sought may be classified as follows: (1) an injunction to restrain the defendants…