Legal Opinion
In MATTER OF CONVEYANCE OF LAND BELONGING TO CITY OF DuBOIS
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1975No. 223PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
By deed dated December 21, 1930, John E. DuBois and Willie G., his wife, conveyed to the City of DuBois a number of tracts of land. The deed conveying the land contained the following conditions:
“The land herein described is conveyed to City of DuBois for industrial and park purposes. At any time the said City of DuBois shall designate any part of said lands as a public park, then said lands shall be withdrawn from industrial purposes and from then on shall not be sold or leased for industrial purposes.”
“Industrial Purposes” was defined in the deed as:
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Lansdowne Borough Board of Adjustment's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- City of Philadelphia v. Heirs of GirardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
- Goodman AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- TEACHER v. KijurinaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Brookbank v. Benedum-Trees Oil Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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3Cited by29 opinions
- John G. Bryant Co. v. Sling Testing & Repair, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- United States Steel Corp. v. HogeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Doman v. BroganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Higbee Corporation v. KennedySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Nevling v. NatoliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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