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In Re Annexation of a Portion of Abington

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 9, 1930No. Appeal 322PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

The Township of Abington brings this appeal from an order dismissing its complaint made in the court below against an ordinance of the Borough of Jenkintown annexing a portion of the, township to the borough. The ordinance was passed pursuant to a petition to the borough council filed under Section 425 of the General Borough Act of 1927, P. L. 519, which provides: “Any borough may, by ordinance, annex adjacent land situate in the same or any adjoining county, upon petition of a majority of the freeholders of the territory proposed to be annexed.” The petition was filed…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Phillips v. Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburg RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
  2. Clippinger v. CrepsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833
  3. Fister v. BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
  4. In re Annexation of a Portion of Porter TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  5. Devore's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Irwin Borough Annexation Case (No. 1)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. North Braddock Borough's Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Spence v. WatsonOregon Supreme Court · 1947
  4. In Re Appeal of BenderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Phoenixville Borough Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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