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Lapaglia Contractors, Inc. v. Baldwin Borough

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 27, 1955
115 A.2d 236 (Pa. 1955)

Opinion

May 4, 1955.

June 27, 1955.

Equity — Preliminary injunction — Refusal — Appellate review.

On this appeal from a decree refusing a preliminary injunction in which it appeared that plaintiff asked for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the defendant borough and its officers from arresting plaintiff's agents and employees while excavating for surface coal on its leasehold in said borough; that the mining was being conducted in an area in which mining was prohibited by ordinance and the mining operations were started without securing a permit from the borough; that plaintiff asserted the illegality of the ordinance as reason for ignoring it; and it further appeared that there was no necessity for a preliminary injunction to preserve any status quo and that there was an adequate remedy at law to test the validity of the ordinance in question, it was Held that the decree should be affirmed.

Before STERN, C. J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

Appeal No. 125, March T., 1955, from order of Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, April T., 1955, No. 738, in case of Lapaglia Contractors, Inc. v. Borough of Baldwin et al. Order affirmed; reargument refused August 1, 1955.

Same case in court below: 2 Pa. D. C.2d 736.

Complaint in equity to restrain enforcement of borough ordinance. Before MONTGOMERY, J.

Order entered refusing preliminary injunction. Plaintiff appealed.

Morris Zimmerman, with him Frank R. Sack, for appellant.

Maurice Louik, with him Harrison Louik, and John G. Brosky, Solicitor, Borough of Baldwin, for appellees.


The Order appealed from is affirmed on the opinion of Judge MONTGOMERY.


Summaries of

Lapaglia Contractors, Inc. v. Baldwin Borough

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 27, 1955
115 A.2d 236 (Pa. 1955)
Case details for

Lapaglia Contractors, Inc. v. Baldwin Borough

Case Details

Full title:Lapaglia Contractors, Inc., Appellant, v. Baldwin Borough

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 27, 1955

Citations

115 A.2d 236 (Pa. 1955)
115 A.2d 236

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