Legal Opinion

Eways v. Reading Parking Authority

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 25, 1956No. Appeals, 130 and 131PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

The lower Court enjoined the Reading Parking Authority from eminent domain proceedings to acquire plaintiffs’ properties. Plaintiffs’ properties, as well as ¡the properties of Whitner Company, were situate or contained within Site F.

*595Did the Court below err in finding the Authority, which was created to construct an off-street parking facilities project, guilty of a manifest abuse of discretion and illegality in selecting Site If for a public parking facility?

The Reading Parking Authority was incorporated pursuant to an ordinance of City Council on September 9, 1953,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Genkinger v. New CastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. McCreary v. MajorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Noonan EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Morgan's Home Equipment Corp. v. MartucciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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  3. Pruner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Waikiki Resort Hotel, Inc. v. City & County of HonoluluHawaii Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Lindenfelser v. LindenfelserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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