Legal Opinion
Borough of McAdoo v. Lawn Specialties
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 28, 1988No. Appeal No. 67 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
Before us for disposition1 is a motion to quash this appeal filed by Lawn Specialties, a professional lawn care service, and the appeal by the Borough of McAdoo (Borough) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County which found that Borough Ordinance No. 113 had been preempted by state law and on this basis found Lawn Specialties not guilty of violating the ordinance.
On December 29, 1986, the Borough enacted Ordinance No. 113 which requires certain entities to obtain a license before performing any work of any type in the Borough. Chief Litchko and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Easton v. MarraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. CarterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. TillmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Carolina Frt. C. v. Pa. Human Rel. Comm.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. RichCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981