Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Lower Merion Township

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 1, 1907No. Nos. 345, 347, 350 and 351PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeals, Nos. 345, 347, 350 and 351, Jan. T., 1906, by plaintiff, from decrees of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1905, Nos, 8, 9, 11 and 16, on bills in equity in cases of Joseph W. Anderson et al. v. Board of Township Commissioners of Lower Merion Township. Bills in equity for an injunction. The court, Swartz, P. J., and Weand, J., filed the following adjudication: Lower Merion is a township of the first class.

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Appeals, Nos. 345, 347, 350 and 351, Jan. T., 1906, by plaintiff, from decrees of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1905, Nos, 8, 9, 11 and 16, on bills in equity in cases of Joseph W. Anderson et al. v. Board of Township Commissioners of Lower Merion Township. Bills in equity for an injunction. The court, Swartz, P. J., and Weand, J., filed the following adjudication: Lower Merion is a township of the first class. The board of township commissioners constructed sewers in certain sections of the township. Assessments for benefits were made under the act of February 23, 1905, against properties…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Mestrezat,

These several cases were heard at the same time and decided by the court below in one opinion, and we will dispose of them in the same way. The questions raised on the record have been so satisfactorily considered and determined by the trial court that we rest our decision upon its conclusion. The questions have all been substantially passed upon by this court, as will appear by the authorities cited in the opinion of the *381court below. It would serve no good purpose to discuss the questions at length which have been adjudicated in those cases.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ward v. LetzkusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  2. Gault's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
  3. City of Chester v. BlackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
  4. In re Beechwood AvenueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  5. Oil City v. Oil City Boiler WorksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Erie City's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  2. Township of Mt. Lebanon v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Nether Providence Township Sewer District Assessment CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. York City v. EysterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
  5. Philadelphia Hardware v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916

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