Legal Opinion

McConville v. City of Philadelphia

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 27, 2013PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) to sustain the preliminary objections of the City of Philadelphia and Shelly R. Smith, individually and in her official capacity as Solicitor of the City of Philadelphia (collectively, City) and dismiss the Amended Complaint (Complaint) of Appellants Lynn MeCon-ville (McConville) and Dea M. McAlonan (McAlonan) (collectively, Appellants) for lack of standing. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

A. The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Costopoulos v. ThornburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. South Whitehall Township Police Service v. South Whitehall TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Hunt v. Pennsylvania State Police of Com.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Martin v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Capinski v. Upper Pottsgrove TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. In re Foundation for Anglican Christian TraditionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Capinski v. Upper Pottsgrove TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Open PA Schools v. Dept. of Ed.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021

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