Legal Opinion
George Washington Motor Lodge Co. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 12, 1988No. Appeal No. 2955 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
George Washington Motor Lodge Company (Petitioner) appeals an order of the Department of Transportation (DOT) which denied Petitioners application for an advertising device permit (permit). We affirm.
Petitioner has a dual-faced sign structure on its property located adjacent to Traffic Route 22, a primary Federal Highway, in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, which currently displays on-premise activity advertisements on both faces. On June 22, 1985, Petitioner requested a permit, pursuant to the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 19711 (Act) to allow advertisement…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. Locust Point Quarries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- In re Change of Boundaries and/or Election Districts of Five (5) WardsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Pennsylvania Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Martin Media v. Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Adams Outdoor Adver. Ltd. P'ship v. Pa. Dep't of Transp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
- Smorgasbord v. Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Martin Media v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Adams Outdoor Adver. Ltd. P'ship v. Pa. Dep't of Transp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
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