Legal Opinion
Mertz v. Lakatos
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 1978No. Appeal, 634 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
This is an appeal by the three Supervisors of Bush-kill Township and the Township of Bushkill (Township) in Northampton County from a common pleas court decision granting partial summary judgment in a mandamus action against them.
Edward B. Mertz and William H. Agnew (Developers), as developers of a tract of land, had agreed with the Supervisors that $13,000 would be deposited in an escrow account with a bank as security for the completion of a road in their development. They notified the Supervisors. by a letter dated October 18, 1973 and transmitted by ordinary mail,…
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