Penn Township v. Fratto

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

This is an appeal from a final decree entered below enjoining the use as a small, commercial golf course of property located in Penn Township, Butler County, 1 of which the appellants are the equitable owners. It is conceded that the property is in a “One-Family Residence District” and that the use of property for a golf course is not permitted in such a district under the provisions of the township zoning ordinance. It is maintained, however, that because of appellant’s large investment of money and personal labor in the purchase of the land and in the…