Legal Opinion
City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 11, 1975No. 908 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The plaintiffs and the intervening plaintiff sought an order enjoining the defendants from establishing a prison pre-release center at 535 South Aiken Avenue, *228Pittsburgh. The grounds upon which the relief was sought were (1) that the defendants have failed to seek or obtain a certificate of occupancy from the zoning authorities of the City of Pittsburgh, and (2) that the Governor had not approved the location as required by Section 1 of the Act of July 16, 1968, P. L. 351, 61 P. S. §1051 (Supp. 1974-1975).
The statute in question is as follows:
“The Bureau of Correction,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mayor of Baltimore v. LinthicumCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936
- Thanet Corp. v. BD. OF ADJ. OF TP. OF PRINCETONNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1969
- Carroll v. BD. OF ADJUSTMENT OF CITY OF JERSEYNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
- Township of Lower Allen v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- General State Authority v. Borough of MoosicCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
3Cited by1 opinion
- Borough of Hummelstown v. Lower Dauphin School District & State Public School Building AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976