Legal Opinion
Luzerne Township v. Fayette County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1938No. Appeal, 80PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Stern,
The Township of Luzerne seeks to recover from the County of Fayette, of which it is a part, the sum of $23,591.50, with interest, alleged to be due as part of the cost of improvement of the East Fredericktown Road and the Rush Run Road, both within the Township.
The Act of June 12, 1919, P. L. 450, as amended by the Act of March 10, 1921, P. L. 26, governs cases in which a public highway, other than a state highway or state-aid highway or county road is to be improved jointly by a county and a township or borough. These acts provide that no county shall appropriate…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Chester School District's AuditSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Meehan v. Cheltenham TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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- Birchwood Lakes Community Ass'n v. ComisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Chilli v. McKeesport School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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