Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Township of Conemaugh

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 6, 1992No. 1576 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGINLEY, Judge.

The Pennsylvania Coal Company, Cooney Bros. Coal Co., J.C. Stineman and Associates and Elizabeth A. Roudabush (collectively, Owners), and the Pennsylvania Coal Association (Association) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County (common pleas court) that granted the preliminary objections of Conemaugh Township (Township) and dismissed Owners’ complaint seeking declaratory judgment on the validity of the Township’s Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance) regulating surface mining operations. We reverse and remand.

Owners are property owners or lessees of land on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Miller & Son Paving, Inc. v. Wrightstown TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Township of Plymouth v. County of MontgomeryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. In re Request by Hempfield TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Hoffman Mining Co. v. Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Synagro-WWT, Inc. v. Rush Tp., Penn.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Hogan, Lepore & Hogan v. Pequea Township Zoning BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Gibraltar Rock, Inc. v. New Hanover TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Geryville Materials, Inc. v. Planning Commission of Lower Milford TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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