Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Marshall Township Board of Supervisors

Opinion" by

Judge Blatt,

The Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) appeals here an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County quashing ARCO’s appeal because there had been no appealable adjudication made by the Marshall Township Board of Supervisors (Township).

ARCO, which owns a tract of land in the Township which is the site of a service station, wanted to add a mini-market to the station, and it sought Township approval of this addition. Several other corporate enterprises, including McDonald’s and the Bob Evans Corp., likewise had proposed developments of their own at the same…