Legal Opinion
Blandon Borough Inc. Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 13, 1956No. Appeal, No. 52PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wright, J.,
The Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks County refused to authorize the creation of a borough from a portion of a second class township. As stated by counsel for appellants: “The only question involved in this case is whether or not the learned court below manifestly abused its discretion in dismissing the petition for incorporation”.
On April 26, 1948, a petition, signed by a majority of the resident freeholders of the Village of Blandón, in the Township of Maidencreek, was presented to the court below, praying that the said village be incorporated as a borough. Notice of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pleasant Hills Borough Inc. CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Lerten AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- In re the Incorporation of Borough of EmsworthSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Whitehall Borough Incorporation CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Incorporation of Swoyerville BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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- Hazle Township Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Bettis v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- In Re Incorporation of Borough of Pocono RacewayCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- In Re Incorporation of the Borough of ChiltonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- In re Incorporation of Laurel MountainCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981