Legal Opinion
Gaster v. Township of Nether Providence
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 5, 1989No. Appeal 575 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge McGinley,
Donald and Mary Ann Gaster (Appellants) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (common pleas court) sustaining the preliminary objections of Nether Providence Township, Joseph Luglio and Robert Clancey (Appellees) and dismissing Appellants’ amended complaint in mandamus against Appellees. We affirm.
Appellants own a 44.453 acre tract of land in Nether Providence Township (Township) which is zoned R-l residential. On November 20, 1985, Appellants filed a challenge* 1 to the Township’s zoning ordinance (ordinance) alleging that the ordinance…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- County of Allegheny v. DominijanniCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Quality Food Markets, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
3Cited by22 opinions
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