Legal Opinion

Laflin Borough v. Yatesville Borough

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 17, 1980No. Appeals, Nos. 2540 and 2576 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Ceaig,

The Boroughs of Laflin and Tatesville appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, which, in accordance with a report by commissioners appointed by the court to determine the location of a disputed borough boundary of Laflin,1 ruled that the area in question is legally within *568Jenkins Township.2 A schematic diagram of the elements of the dispute is included for reference.

We cannot improve on the summary of the facts given by Judge D alessandro in his opinion for the court en banc below, which we quote:

Yatesville was incorporated in 1878 and Laflin…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baker v. Roslyn Swim ClubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Lansdowne v. Citizens Electric Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  3. Collier & Robinson Townships Boundary DisputeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Laflin Borough v. Yatesville BoroughCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Sugarloaf Township AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Moon Township v. Findlay TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Ski Roundtop, Inc. v. WagermanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  3. Adams Twp. v. Richland Apl of: RichlandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Adams Township v. Richland Township Cambria County Watkins Glen Properties, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Keto v. Schaefer, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County1983

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