Legal Opinion
Adams Twp. v. Richland Apl of: Richland
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 22, 2017No. Adams Twp. v. Richland Apl of: Richland - No. 12 WAP 2016PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE WECHT
In this case, two townships dispute the location of their common boundary. Pursuant to the Second Class Township Code, 1 the trial court appointed three commissioners to ascertain that boundary. We granted allowance of appeal to consider whether such commissioners, when tasked with determining the location of a municipal boundary but concluding that they cannot do so with certainty, may consider the townships’ acquiescence to a line used as the boundary and relied upon by residents, and accordingly recommend the adoption of that alternative line as the municipal boundary.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- La Porto v. Village of PhilmontNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Michigan v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Middle Paxton Township. v. Borough of DauphinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Middle Paxton Township v. Borough of DauphinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- City of Alameda v. City of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
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