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· 1/2/1951

Bernstein v. Pittsburgh

Citations

  • 366 Pa. 200
  • 77 A.2d 452
  • 1951 Pa. LEXIS 270

How courts have described this case

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  • permitting the city to build an open-air auditorium on land conveyed for park purposes
  • permitting the city to build an open-air auditorium on land conveyed for park purposes
  • permitting the city to build an open-air auditorium on land conveyed for park purposes
  • “[T]he principal purpose of a park, namely, public recreation, is not limited to physical recreation but includes aesthetic recreation and mental and cultural entertainment as well.”
  • where the construction of an open air auditorium in Schenley Park was challenged
  • City of Pittsburgh authorized to use public funds for construction of open-air auditorium in city park and lease it during summer months to private corporation for presentation of light opera

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Judges: Drew, Stern, Stearns, Jones, Ladner, Chidsey

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