Legal Opinion

Witman v. Stichter

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 28, 1930No. Appeal, 144PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

By his bill in this case plaintiff seeks to enjoin interference with the use by defendants of a private alley ten-feet wide in the rear of his property. A preliminary injunction was dissolved, and after the final hearing the' learned chancellor dismissed the bill, plaintiff’s exceptions were subsequently overruled and a final decree entered for defendants. Plaintiff’s appeal is from that decree.

Plaintiff’s lot fronts 28 feet on Penn Street in the City of Reading and extends back 100 feet to an alley in the rear, or its northern boundary, which was included in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Coleman's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
  2. Kieffer v. ImhoffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
  3. Zerbey v. AllanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  4. Taylor v. PrestonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
  5. Means v. Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1842

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Taylor v. HeffnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. Thomas v. DeliereSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Schwoyer v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Kanefsky v. Dratch Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Castellucci v. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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