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Fidler v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 28, 1962No. Appeal, 244PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The appellants, John Jaindl and Fred J. Jaindl, are owners of 42 acres of farm land in an essentially rural area of Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Planning the operation of a turkey farm thereon, they sought a zoning permit for the construction of certain buildings necessary to the operation. The zoning officer of the township granted the permit. An abutting landowner, Brooke Y. Fidler, appealed the grant of the permit to the township board of adjustment. The board dismissed the appeal. Fidler then appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lord AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Medinger AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Rolling Green Golf Club CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. Commonwealth v. McHughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  5. Commonwealth Trust Co. General Mortgage Investment Fund CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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3Cited by77 opinions

  1. Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Council of Middletown Township v. BenhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Miller v. Amusement Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. Mayer v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. In Re Appeal of MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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