Legal Opinion
Baird v. Township of New Britain
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1993No. 704 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
The Township of New Britain (Township) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) permanently enjoining it from enforcing New Britain Township Ordinance No. 92-10-2 (Ordinance) against Lawrence H. Baird (Baird) who owns property in New Britain Township on which he target shoots.
Baird is the owner of approximately 12 acres of property located at 191 Sellersville Road, Chalfont, New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He has owned this property since 1982 when he purchased the land from his brother-in-law. The land is rectangular…
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