Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Township of Lower Merion
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County
Decided August 30, 1938No. 6Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dannehower, J.,
The Lower Merion Zoning Ordinance of 1927, the constitutionality of which is admitted, was amended by an ordinance adopted April 20, 1938, by the township commissioners so as to provide as follows:
“Section 1300 . . . and this ordinance shall not apply to any building of the Township of Lower Merion, or extension thereof, or to the use of any premises by said Township if at any time hereafter the Board of Township Commissioners shall, after a public hearing, decide that such building, or extension thereof, or that such use is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- White's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Reichelderfer v. QuinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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