Legal Opinion
Morris v. Goode
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 1987No. Appeal, 161 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Several Philadelphia City Council members and other taxpayers and residents of Philadelphia (plaintiffs)1 appeal a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court order sustaining the preliminary objections of Mayor Wilson Goode, City Council President Joseph Coleman, other council members and city officials, and Rollins Cablevision of Philadelphia, Inc. (Rollins). We reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.
On November 14, 1982, the Mayor approved Ordinance No. 341, which was enacted by the city council pursuant to its powers under Section 2.2-200 of the Philadelphia Home…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Field v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Costopoulos v. ThornburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- E-Z Parks, Inc. v. LarsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Goode v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Douglas v. Philadelphia Housing AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Cohen v. RendellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- South Whitehall Township Police Service v. South Whitehall TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Blackwell v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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