Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Nether Providence Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 1, 1972No. Appeal, No. 145 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

Procedure questions involved in this case impinge upon the substantive issue of whether a property owner’s allegations of actions taken by a local government are sufficient, if proven, to establish a de facto “taking” or compensable injury within the meaning of the Eminent Domain Code, Act of June 22, 1964, Special Session, P. L. 84, as amended, 26 P.S. §1-101.

Appellees own residential property in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County. On March 5, 1971, they filed a petition for the appointment of viewers seeking redress from the township for damages to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth's Crosstown Expressway AppealCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Commonwealth AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Hazleton Redevelopment Authority v. HudockCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. McConnell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Golden Dawn Shops, Inc. v. Philadelphia Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. In re RamseyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Rawls v. Central Bucks Joint School Building AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Condemnation of the Land & Property JacobsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. In re RamseyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Benjamin & Fannie Kellman Trust Fund, Dart Supply, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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