Willistown Township v. Chesterdale Farms, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
Per Curiam,
Now, February 1, 1973, after argument before the Court en banc, the Court being equally divided, the appeal is thereby rendered non-justiciable and the order of the lower court is hereby affirmed.
Opinion by
Judge Mencer
in Support of Affirmance:
This is a zoning appeal from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County which concerned a request for a building permit to erect and operate 480 apartment units on a 28.4 acre tract on the West Chester Pike. The court held the Willistown Township zoning ordinance, before and after its amendment to provide for apartments…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Girsh AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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- East Pikeland Twp. v. Bush Bros., Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Kaiserman v. Springfield TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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