Legal Opinion

Appeal of Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 28, 1988No. Appeal, No. 2904 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,.

This case is another in a series of continuing conflicts between Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. (Eureka) and Wrightstown Township (Township) ■ and involves the consolidated appeals of Eureka ■ from two-cease-and-desist orders issued by the Township zoning officer.

The quarry operated by Eureka consists of two separate parcels (one 21.277 acres;.the other 9-185 acres), and is known as the Rush Valley II Quarry. Quarrying activity has'been conducted at this location since 1898, although' Eüreka has only operated the quarry since 1969. ...

There are two walls of thé quarry which…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Pyzdrowski v. Pittsburgh Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. HUMPHREYS v. Stuart Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Peirce AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Heck v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Occhibone v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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