Legal Opinion
Salisbury Township Annexation Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 1953No. Appeal, No. 192PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
The Borough of Emmaus enacted an ordinance on August 20, 1951, providing for the annexation of 15.3 acres of adjacent vacant land in Salisbury Township, then a township of the second class, in Lehigh County. The supervisors of the township appealed to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lehigh County complaining that the ordinance was illegal and improper. After hearing, the court found the annexation to be legal, proper, *265and effective as of August 20, 1951, and dismissed the appeal. Before the conclusion of the annexation proceeding, Salisbury Township became a township…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Irwin Borough Annexation Case (No. 1)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Dallas Borough Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Derry Township School District AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- North Braddock Borough's Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- In re Annexation of Mill Creek TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lemoyne Borough Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Plum Township Annexation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- South Pymatuning Township AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Manor Township v. Millersville BoroughCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Schuylkill Haven Borough AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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