Legal Opinion

Davison v. Whitemarsh Township

Montgomery County Court of Quarter Sessions

Decided February 28, 1963No. 26PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Forrest, P. J.,

This matter is before us on preliminary objections to a complaint alleging that ordinance no. 158, amending the zoning map of Whitemarsh Township, is invalid. Defendant, a township of the second class, contends that the alleged defects in the enactment of the ordinances *268relate to procedures and regulations provided in the zoning ordinance which are stricter than those provided in the Second Class Township Code and which, hence, áre directory only and not mandatory.

The alleged defects may be summarized as follows:

1. The application for amendment of the zoning ordinance fails to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Borough of Cresskill v. Borough of DumontSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
  2. Putney v. Abington TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Fierst v. William Penn Memorial Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  4. Crane's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Wynnewood Civic Ass'n v. Lower Merion TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Coston v. Upper Merion TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969

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