Legal Opinion
Pidstawski v. South Whitehall Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1977No. Appeal, No. 866 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
This is an appeal by Nicholas and Helen S. Pidstawski, Charles F. and Joan E. Hoffman and LeRoy and Carrie A. Breininger (Condemnees) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas dismissing their preliminary objections to a Declaration of Taking filed by the Township of South Whitehall (Township). The *164sole issue is whether Condemnees’ properties were taken for a public purpose.
In January, 1974, Township, pursuant to the authority vested in it by Sections 1901 and 3001 of The First Class Township Code, Act of June 24, 1931, P.L. 1206, as amended, 53 P.S. §§56901,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pittsburgh School District Condemnation CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Truitt v. Borough of Ambridge Water AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Nixon Hotel, Inc. v. Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Breinig v. Hatfield TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Vecchione v. Township of CheltenhamCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
3Cited by40 opinions
- Middletown Township v. Lands of StoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Duff v. Township of NorthamptonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- In re Condemnation of Property of WaiteCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- McCracken v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- In re Condemnation by the CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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