Legal Opinion
MacK Zoning Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1956No. Appeal, 43PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
The refusal by the Board of Adjustment of plaintiffs’ petition for a variance to enable them to build an addition to their building was an abuse of discretion on the part of the Board. On appeal to the County Court of Allegheny a hearing ivas had de novo as a result of which the court properly reversed the action of the Board and ordered that the requested permit be granted. From its order the Board now appeals.
The Macks are the owners of a tract of land in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County. The property is situated within an area designated…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- HUMPHREYS v. Stuart Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Peirce AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Crawford Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Triolo v. ExleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Richman v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Moyerman v. GlanzbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Jenkintown Towing Service v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Frost v. LuceySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1967
- Township of Chartiers v. William H. Martin, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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