Legal Opinion

Altland v. Sprenkle

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 1981No. Appeal, 253 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Landowners appeal to this Court to reverse an order of the York County Court of Common Pleas, which refused to grant a writ of mandamus directing the supervisors of Jackson Township to issue building permits to appellants. We hereby affirm that order.

The facts of the case have never been in dispute. Appellants are owners of a plot of land which they bought from their corporation in 1976. Over the years, they, and/or their corporation, have been slowly establishing a development pursuant to a subdivision plan which was approved and recorded in 1959. On April 4,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Unger v. Hampton TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Commercial Properties, Inc. v. PeternelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Dunlap AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Borough of Monroeville v. Effie's Ups & DownsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Suburban Group, Inc. v. GittingsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. York-Green Associates v. Board of Supervisors of South Hanover TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Board of Commissioners v. Toll Bros.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Ferguson Township v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. In re Appeal of Sterners Mill AssociatesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Franks v. DiricoMassachusetts Superior Court · 1997

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