Livingston v. Wolf
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County
No. 76 May Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 4 August Term 1884, C. P. in Equity. On June 18, 1884, Jacob Liyingston filed a bill in equity against John H. Wolf, and others, his contractor and their employees, averring, in substance: That plaintiff and defendant Wolf owned adjoining lots fronting on North Hanover street in the borough -of Carlisle; that upon the plaintiff’s lot was built a valuable residence, and a residence was building upon the lot of the defendant,…
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No. 76 May Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 4 August Term 1884, C. P. in Equity. On June 18, 1884, Jacob Liyingston filed a bill in equity against John H. Wolf, and others, his contractor and their employees, averring, in substance: That plaintiff and defendant Wolf owned adjoining lots fronting on North Hanover street in the borough -of Carlisle; that upon the plaintiff’s lot was built a valuable residence, and a residence was building upon the lot of the defendant, the front walls of both dwellings being bounded at the level of the pavement by the eastern line of the street. That the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Williams :
The principle that matters of merely local concern should be *533left to the control of the people to be affected, is recognized and acted upon in our system of government. To this end cities and boroughs have their legislative as well as their administrative officers, and the municipal legislature may make laws in regard to all subjects of a municipal character, and enforce them by appropriate penalties. The local government must keep within the limits that bound its jurisdiction as they are defined by the constitution and laws of the state; but, subject to these…
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