Legal Opinion
Butler Township Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1970No. Appeal, 159PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Pomeroy,
In July, 1965, certain residents of the Sixth Ward of Butler Township petitioned for the creation of a new ward out of and from the present Sixth Ward. The court appointed a three man commission “to look into the propriety of granting the prayer” and to report to the court. The commission filed its report November 15, 1966, which recommended a combination of the Fifth Ward with the Second Ward, thus reducing the number of wards from six to five. The report was confirmed nisi. Exceptions were filed by various parties, including Butler Township, the appellant.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Scott Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Perkins v. SlackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
- Lower Macungie Township Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re Columbia BoroughCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Baldwin Borough AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Board of Commissioners v. KahnCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- In re Abolish Wards Hanover TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Division of Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1975
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