Legal Opinion

Bedminster Township v. Vargo Dragway, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 23, 1969No. Appeal, 17PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This appeal lies from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County permanently enjoining the operation of a drag strip racing track on the ground that the operation of . the track constituted a nuisance in fact.

In March, 1958, Jacob Vargo and Mary Vargo, his wife (Vargos), owned a twenty-seven acre tract of land located in Bedminster Township, Bucks County. At that time the Vargos leased the premises to the Lehigh Valley Timing Association (Timing Association).1 Under the lease agreement the Vargos were to construct a drag strip racing track on the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Shapiro v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Edmunds v. DuffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Collins v. Wayne Iron WorksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
  4. Hannum v. GruberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Firth v. ScherzbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Groff v. Borough of SellersvilleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Karpiak v. RussoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Lee v. Rolla Speedway, IncorporatedSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  4. Mignatti Construction Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Gustafson v. Cotco Enterprises, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1974

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