Legal Opinion
Lees v. Sampson Land Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 6, 1952No. Appeal, No. 217PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Mb.
Justice Musmanno,
The plaintiffs in this case, 24 in number, are homeowners in Penn Township, Allegheny County, with properties adjoining or close to a 150-acre tract owned by the defendants Sampson Land Company, Sampson Development Company and Sampson Bros., Inc., engaged in constructing thereon 309 single family dwellings.
On August 27, 1951, the defendants offered (to the commissioners of Penn Township) to build a sewage treatment and disposal plant on their property at their own expense and, upon completion, turn it over to the township free of charge. The township authorities…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sheets v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- City of Cincinnati v. WegehoftOhio Supreme Court · 1928
- F. J. Kress Box Co. v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Township of Washington v. Village of RidgewoodSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
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- Kedroff v. Town of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1969
- Borough of Westville v. Whitney Home BuildersNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
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