Legal Opinion
Condemnation of Premises 327-357 South Second Street
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 25, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1817 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson, Jk.,
This appeal by Graff Brothers Scrap Iron and Metal Works (Condemnee) challenges a decision of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas granting a motion for a new trial filed by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Reading (Authority). We reverse.
The condemned property, which is the subject of this appeal, consists of approximately 1.5 acres of land situated in the city’s M-H, heavy industrial zoning district. Condemnee has conducted a scrap-metal processing business at the site since 1955.1
By its declaration of taking filed on April 14, 1971, the Authority…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Austin v. RidgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Sgarlat Estate v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Snyder v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Beyrand v. KELLYSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Feigenbaum v. New Britain Housing Site Development AgencySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Benkovitz v. Urban Redevelopment Authority of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Benkovitz AppealCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. O'Neill Steel Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Becker v. Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- State v. Harbor City Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992