Legal Opinion
West Torresdale Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 1, 1988No. 47 E.D. Appeal Docket 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Prior report: 99 Pa.Cmwlth. 252, 518 A.2d 515.
2Per curiam
The Court being equally divided, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED.
McDERMOTT, J., files an opinion in support of affirmance. PAPADAKOS, J., files an opinion in support of affirmance joined by NIX, C.J. LARSEN, J., files an opinion in support of reversal joined by FLAHERTY and ZAPPALA, JJ.
OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE
McDermott, justice.
The City of Philadelphia, owner of the land in question, would lease the ground, zoned residential, for commercial purposes, if the lessee could obtain a variance. I agree with the Commonwealth…
3Cases cited14 opinions
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Richman v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Bell v. Koppers Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- McClure AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Williams v. NotopolosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
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4Cited by5 opinions
- Hill District Project Area Committee, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Bruno v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Hamill-Quinlan, Inc. v. FisherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Mitchell v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
- Mitchell v. BD. OF ADJUST. OF SUSSEX CTY.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1998