Legal Opinion
Balent v. City of Wilkes-Barre
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1994No. 2322 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELTON, Senior Judge.
The City of Wilkes-Barre (City) appeals from the June 9, 1993 judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) which denied the City’s motion for post-trial relief and affirmed a jury verdict of $30,000 in favor of Joseph J. Balent and George Barto (Owners). Claiming that the City had razed the Owners’ fire-damaged building without giving the Owners prior notice, the Owners had sought damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Section 1983)1 for an alleged violation of their right to procedural due process under the 5th and 14th Amendments of the United States…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Jett v. Dallas Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Henry J. Bennett, Jr. v. City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. BerriganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Delores Simmons, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel La Friscoe Simmons v. The City of Philadelphia Police Officer A. Panati, Badge No. 2587Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Balent v. City of Wilkes-BarreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Salameh v. SposseyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Burkholz v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Davis v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Logue v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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