Hatfield Township v. Lansdale Municipal Authority

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Coi-ien,

This is an appeal from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County in a class action brought in equity to enjoin the appellants, Lansdale Municipal Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) from operating a well in Hatfield Township.

*115The appellees, individual neighboring property owners, claim that the operation of appellants’ well during a trial run caused the dehydration of some of their wells and a diminution of water supply in others, and that continued operation of the well would seriously and permanently impair their water supply.

The…