Legal Opinion
Griffith v. McCandless Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 2, 1951No. Appeal, 110PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Chidsey,
This is an appeal from an order sustaining preliminary objections to a taxpayers’ bill in equity against the Supervisors of the second class Township of Mc-Candless, Allegheny County. The bill challenges the validity of (1) an ordinance creating a water district and (2) a contract entered into pursuant to said ordinance between the Township and the Municipal Authority of the Borough of West View whereby water supply would be secured for said district.
Section 1601 of The Second Class Township Code, Act of 1947, P.L. 1481, 53 PS §19093-1601, provides: “The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lighton v. Abington TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- English v. Robinson Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Whitney v. Jersey Shore BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Rankin v. Chester Municipal AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Sample v. PittsburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Gardner v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Knup v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Roeder v. Hatfield Borough CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Castle Shannon Coal Corp. v. Upper St. Clair TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Wynnewood Civic Ass'n v. Lower Merion TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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