Legal Opinion

Genter v. Blair County Convention and Sports Facilities Authority

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 14, 2002PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

The Blair County Convention and Sports Facilities Authority (Authority) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County (trial court) that dismissed the Authority’s Preliminary Objections to the Amended Petition for Inverse Condemnation, and appointed a Board of Viewers. The trial court held that Pepper Genter (Genter), the aggrieved homeowner, established a de facto taking of her residential property under Section 502(e) of the Eminent Domain Code (the Code). 1 We reverse.

Genter is the owner of a single family residence on Sprankle Avenue in…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Conroy-Prugh Glass Co. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Miller v. Beaver FallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. McGaffic v. RED. AUTH., CITY OF N. CASTLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Thomas A. McElwee & Son, Inc. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. In Re Condemnation by the Commonwealth Department of Transportation of Certain PropertyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. In Re: Mountaintop Area Joint Sanitary Authority C. DeLuca v. Mountaintop Area Joint Sanitary AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Snap-Tite, Inc. v. Millcreek TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. J.M. McMaster and M.E. McMaster, h/w v. The Township of BensalemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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