Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Allegheny County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 23, 1955No. Appeals, 185 to 190PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bell,
Plaintiffs are the owners of certain tracts of land in Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Their properties were bought and their homes built before the ground was acquired for an airport. These five tracts are located about 1,000 feet or more distant from the Northeast end of the Northeast-Southwest runway, one of three runways of the greater Pittsburgh Airport. The airport, which was erected and is owned and maintained by the County of Allegheny, has been used since June, 1952 as a commercial air terminal by virtue of leases of its facilities to the air…
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