Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Airportels, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 1, 1974No. Appeal, 297 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Mencer,
A single procedural question is involved in this appeal. Does a governmental body have a right to file an answer to a petition for the appointment of viewers filed by a property owner, and alleging a de facto taking or compensable injury to his property, following the overruling of the governmental body’s preliminary objections to the petition? The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia in the instant case answered the question in the negative.
On May 24, 1973, Airportels, Inc., filed a petition for appointment of viewers, seeking redress from the City of Philadelphia…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jacobs v. Nether Providence TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth's Crosstown Expressway AppealCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Rawls v. Central Bucks Joint School Building AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- McConnell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Golden Dawn Shops, Inc. v. Philadelphia Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
3Cited by18 opinions
- Holmes Protection of Pittsburgh, Inc. v. Port AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- In Re Condemnation by City of Philadelphia of Leasehold of Airportels, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- City of Pittsburgh v. HaffnerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Gross v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- In re a Condemnation in fact and displacement by CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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