Legal Opinion
Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority v. Aston Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1964No. Appeals, Nos. 22 and 29PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion .by
Mr. Justice Jones,
Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority1 (Sewer Authority), on March 1, 1961, completed the construction of a sewer system in Aston Township (Township), Delaware County. Prior to the date, *528the Township, by ordinance,2 had required that the owners of improved property in the Township adjoining or adjacent to any accessible public sewer system must connect therewith. To pay the construction and maintenance costs of the sewer system, the Sewer Authority, by resolution, provided that assessments be made, on a front foot rule basis, against properties benefited…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Dornan v. Philadelphia Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cartwright v. CartwrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Commonwealth State Emp. Ret. System v. Dau. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. McCreary v. MajorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Hammett v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. Erie Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Davis v. SulcoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth v. GoldhammerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Philadelphia v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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