Legal Opinion
Gladwyne Colony, Inc. v. Lower Merion Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 8, 1963No. Appeal, 45PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Musmanno,
The Home Life Insurance Company of America and Albert W. and Louise M. Tegler, are owners of a tract of land in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. Since the interests of the Teglers are identical with those of the Insurance Company, we will, for the sake of convenience, refer to the owners of the property involved in this lawsuit as the Insurance Company.
On June 24, 1959, the Board of Commissioners of Lower Merion Township rezoned 96 acres of the Insurance land from R-1 Residential and 40 acres from R-1 Residential to R-7 Apartment.
On July 8, 1959, the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Duquesne Light Co. v. Upper St. Clair TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Ward's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- GRATTON v. CONTESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Kerr's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- WOOD v. GoldvargSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Mayer v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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- In re Appeal of Langmaid Lane Homeowners Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Township of Plymouth v. County of MontgomeryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- BPG Real Estate Investors-Straw Party II, L.P. v. Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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