Township of Summit v. Property Located at Vacant Land in Summit Township

OPINION BY

Senior Judge COLINS.

This is an appeal from a ruling of the Erie County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) upholding the validity of a.lien filed by the Township of Summit (Township) against a property (the Hessinger Property) that was owned at the time by Emil Hessinger, who is now deceased, and is presently owned by appellants Carl E. Hessinger, Fred W. Hessinger, Karen H. Zalewski (now deceased), Robert G. Hes-singer, and Cheryl L. Hessinger (Owners). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

The lien at issue in this case arises out of an economic development project to bring…