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East Lampeter Tp. v. Horse Racing Commission

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1998
720 A.2d 763 (Pa. 1998)

Opinion

Argued November 17, 1998.

Decided December 14, 1998.

Appeal from Order of Commonwealth Court entered October 24, 1997, at No. 2008 C.D. 1996, Affirming Order of State Horse Racing Commission entered July 8, 1996.

Elizabeth A. Hambrick-Stowe, Lancaster, for East Lampeter Tp.

Jorge M. Augusto, Asst. Counsel, for Dept. of Agirculture, State Hourse Racing Com'n.

Bradley K. Moss, Philadelphia, for Inventor-Penn Nat. Turf Club.

Robert S. Trigg, Lancaster, for PA Against Gambling Expansion.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, and SAYLOR, JJ.


ORDER


Order affirmed.


Summaries of

East Lampeter Tp. v. Horse Racing Commission

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1998
720 A.2d 763 (Pa. 1998)
Case details for

East Lampeter Tp. v. Horse Racing Commission

Case Details

Full title:EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, STATE…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 14, 1998

Citations

720 A.2d 763 (Pa. 1998)
720 A.2d 763

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