Legal Opinion

Markey v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 8, 1963No. Appeal, 273PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Musmanno,

The Northeast Convalescent Home, Inc. owns 152,-400 square feet (approximately 3% acres), of land, zoned “A Residential”, in the northeast section of Philadelphia where it proposes to erect a convalescent home with an area for accessory parking. It applied to the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment for appropriate certificates which in due time were granted. For ease in geographical description the land of the applicants was known as Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 2, the intention of the owners being to erect the building for the home on Lot No. 1 and to use Lot No.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fisher Building Permit CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  2. Haas v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Gage Zoning CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ETC.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. Society Hill Civic Ass'n v. Philadelphia Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Snake River Brewing Co. v. Town of JacksonWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Ginter Appeal, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Chester County1967
  5. Bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown v. State College Borough, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Centre County1969

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