Legal Opinion
Petition of Borough of Westmont
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 1, 1990PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, Judge.
James and Jean O’Malley appeal a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County that removed a municipal purpose restriction imposed on two adjacent lots, upon which the Borough of Westmont’s former municipal building is situated, and placed a permanent restriction on the lots that limited the use of the lots to single-family dwellings.
In 1915 and 1924, Cambria Iron Company, now known as Bethlehem Steel Company, conveyed the two lots to the borough by a deed that contained a restriction which required the lots to be used only for municipal purposes. The borough’s former…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In MATTER OF CONVEYANCE OF LAND BELONGING TO CITY OF DuBOISSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. Tick, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Jervis WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Dexter v. BebenekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Bethel Park School District v. Bethel Park Federation of Teachers, Local 1607Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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