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In re Incorporation of Borough of New Morgan

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 17, 1989No. Nos. 1343, 1344 and 1345 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PALLADINO, Judge.

Caernarvon Township, Robeson Township (Townships), Kathleen Hood, et al., and Harry J. Smith, et al. (Intervenors) (collectively, Appellants) appeal from a decision of *523the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court) granting the petition of Morgantown Properties to incorporate the Borough of New Morgan.

The present dispute arises from the petition of Morgan-town Properties (Applicant) to incorporate as a borough a tract of land it owns in Berks County. The prescribed procedure for the creation of a new borough is found in The Borough Code, Act of February 1, 1966, P.L.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. City of Phoenix v. KolodziejskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Hill v. StoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Bear Creek Township v. Borough of Penn Lake ParkCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. In Re Incorporation of Borough of Seven FieldsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. In re Incorporation of the Borough of BridgewaterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Borough of Bear Creek VillageCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. In Re Incorporation of New MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. In Re Incorporation of New MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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