Legal Opinion

Borough of Ridgway v. Grant

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 4, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2167 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is an appeal by Judith M. Stager and Gary Matheson (Appellants)1 from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of the 59th Judicial District, Elk County Branch entered September 13, 1979, in a declaratory judgment action which ordered and decreed that the deed of Sarah M. Grant, Ella G. Powell, and E. C. Powell (Grantors) to the Borough of Ridgway (Borough) does not prohibit the construction of a fire engine house2 in Grant Park.

The tract of land now known as Grant Park was conveyed to the Borough by a deed dated April 16, 1921 and recorded May 10, 1921. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Reichelderfer v. QuinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Bernstein v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Abel v. Girard Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Easton v. KochSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. White v. Township of Upper St. ClairCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. White v. Metropolitan Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Gordon v. East Goshen TownshipDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. In Re Erie Golf CourseCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Stivala Investments, Inc. v. South Abington Township Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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