Legal Opinion
United Artists Theater Circuit, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 10, 1991No. 48 E.D. Appeal Docket 1990PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
In this appeal of United Artists Theater Circuit, Inc., the question is whether the appellee, Philadelphia Historical Commission (Commission), acting pursuant to the “Historic Buildings, Structures, Sites, Objects and Districts” provisions of The Philadelphia Code (Section 14-2007) in designating the appellant United Artists’ Boyd Theater building *14as historic is in violation of the constitutional rights of the appellant. The Commonwealth Court found no constitutional violation and affirmed the Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court’s order dismissing the…
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