Legal Opinion

Philadelphia Art Alliance v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 1, 1954No. Appeals, 336 and 337PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Musmanno,

The Petitioner, Philadelphia Art Alliance, applied for a use registration permit to extend an existing parking lot. The Zoning Board of Adjustment refused the application, but the lower court, upon certiorari, and after hearing, reversed the Board’s action and ordered the issuance of the requested permit. The Center City Residents’ Association, Inc. and a group of twelve individual property owners, who had intervened in the action, filed exceptions which were stricken off by the Court. Whereupon, the Intervenors appealed from (a) the court’s order reversing the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lord AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Kline v. HarrisburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Haller Baking Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  4. Gilfillan's PermitSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  5. Rolling Green Golf Club CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Hanna v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. MacK Zoning AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Philadelphia v. AngeloneCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Martin v. CestoneNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1954
  5. Rotter v. Coconino CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1991

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