Legal Opinion

Pocono Manor Ass'n v. Allen

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 11, 1940No. Appeal, 301PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

The Pocono Manor Association and Herman V. Yeager (the latter being the owner of a lot situated fifty feet across a highway from lots owned by defendants), filed a bill to enjoin defendants from converting a private dwelling on their land into a house of four or five separate apartments. The facts were presented in a case stated. The legal question involves the construction of certain building restrictions.

The defendants are owners in fee simple of three lots of ground containing a dwelling house. In 1902 the Pocono Manor Association acquired in the Pocono…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. Taylor v. LambertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Burns v. Coyne Et Ux.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  4. Hamnett v. BornSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  5. Rohrer v. Trafford Real Estate Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Secretary of Revenue v. John's Vending Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Baederwood, Inc. v. MoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Starling v. Lake Meade Property Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Ratkovich v. Randell Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Cloverleaf Trailer Sales Co. v. Pleasant Hills BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

30 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API