Legal Opinion

Musselman v. Spies

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 25, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-326PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

MUIR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a proceeding for injunctive relief which raises the issue whether Article III, Sections 302 et seq. of the Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 is facially unconstitutional or unconstitutional as applied to plaintiffs and the class they seek to represent in these proceedings.

Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U. S.C. § 1331, § 1343(3), § 1343(4), § 2201 and § 2281. A three-judge court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284.

Upon the petition and affidavits of plaintiffs George and Dorothy…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. John E. Raper v. David J. LuceyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
  2. Joseph S. George, Jr. And Ricky D. Jackson v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  3. Ragin v. SchwartzDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Allegheny Clarklift, Inc. v. Woodline Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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