Legal Opinion
Pocono Township v. Hall
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 22, 1989No. 2368 and 2470 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, Judge.
Thomas Victor Ventre and Anna R. Hall appeal from an order of Judge Peter J. O’Brien of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County that denied their motions for post-trial relief and affirmed the court’s previous order declaring that they were liable to Pocono Township on certain road bonds.
The issues are (1) whether a township may enforce “road bonds” executed in its favor by developers in connection with the township’s approval of plans for subdivisions, to compel the paving of unfinished roads within the subdivisions, where the bonds, which were drafted by the developers,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Galligan v. ArovitchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Philadelphia v. Holmes Electric Protective Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Com., for Use v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Evans v. Erie CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Phillippe v. Jerome H. Rhoads, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- City of Philadelphia v. Lead Industries Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Northampton County Area Community College v. Dow Chemical, U.S.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Altoona Area School District v. CampbellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- City Of Philadelphia v. Lead Industries Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- School District v. Maryland Casualty Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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