Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. National Gettysburg Battlefield Tower, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 3, 1973No. Appeal, No. 365PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice O’Brien,

On July 3, 1971, National Gettysburg Battlefield Tower, Inc. (the Tower Corporation) and Thomas R. Ottenstedn, two of the appellees, negotiated an agreement with the United States Government, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, in which the Tower Corporation conveyed certain land to the government and agreed to abandon construction of an observation tower near the Gettysburg Battlefield, at an area found objectionable to the Park Service, in exchange for the government’s cooperation and permission to build the tower in another area near the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Davis v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Commonwealth v. Harmar Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Erdman v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  4. Kerr's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  5. Lewis v. Lackawanna CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901

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3Cited by55 opinions

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  5. Payne v. KassabSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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