Concord Township Appeal

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice, now Mr. Chief Justice, Jones, joined by Mr. Justice Cohen; dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Pomeroy, joined by Mr. Justice, now Mr. Chief Justice, Jones
• dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice, now Mr. Chief Justice, Jones, joined by Mr. Justice Cohen; dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Pomeroy, joined by Mr, Justice, now Mr. Chief Justice, Jones
• styled as a due process challenge, but equal protection considerations were aUuded to in footnote 6 but not decided
• two and three acre minimum lot sizes are larger than is necessary for the building of a house and are exclusionary
• appellate court may affirm court of original jurisdiction on any proper ground
• exclusionary zoning disguised as a sewage zoning ordinance

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

112 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Commonwealth v. Dancer
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-01-27· cited 407×
• Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of Livermore
  California Supreme Court· 1976-12-17· cited 326×
• Gilbert v. Korvette's Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-10-16· cited 260×
• Schubach v. Silver
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-03-18· cited 179×
• Surrick v. ZHB OF U. PROVIDENCE TP.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-12-24· cited 142×
• Golden v. Planning Board of Ramapo
  New York Court of Appeals· 1972-05-03· cited 122×
• Construction Industry Association of Sonoma County, a California Nonprofit Corporation v. The City of Petaluma, a California Charter City
  Ninth Circuit· 1975-10-02· cited 118×
• Oakwood at Madison, Inc. v. Township of Madison
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1977-01-26· cited 87×
• Council of Middletown Township v. Benham
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-03-23· cited 79×
• CEEED v. California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission
  California Court of Appeal· 1974-11-19· cited 69×
• Lobianco v. Property Protection, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-11-20· cited 63×
• C & M Developers, Inc. v. Bedminster Township Zoning Hearing Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-11-01· cited 60×
• Boundary Drive Associates v. Shrewsbury Township Board of Supervisors
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-04-08· cited 59×
• Steel Hill Development, Inc. v. Town of Sanbornton
  First Circuit· 1972-11-24· cited 54×
• Hopewell Township Board of Supervisors v. Golla
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-11-05· cited 50×
• Citizens Committee for Faraday Wood v. John v. Lindsay, Mayor of the City of New York
  Second Circuit· 1975-04-28· cited 46×
• Township of Willistown v. Chesterdale Farms, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-07-18· cited 45×
• Prynn Estate
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-01-24· cited 45×
• Commonwealth v. Baker
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-01-29· cited 43×
• Almquist v. Town of Marshan
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1976-04-02· cited 43×

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
  Supreme Court· 1926-11-22· cited 2,940×
• Shelley v. Kraemer
  Supreme Court· 1948-05-03· cited 1,913×
• National Land & Investment Co. v. Easttown Township Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1965-11-09· cited 226×
• Archbishop O'Hara's Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-04-26· cited 204×
• Sherwood v. Elgart
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-06-27· cited 164×
• Bilbar Construction Co. v. Easttown Township Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-05-02· cited 155×
• Lord Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1951-06-27· cited 136×
• Cleaver v. Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-05-11· cited 125×
• Exton Quarries, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-03-14· cited 106×
• Volpe Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-03-13· cited 73×
• Village 2 at New Hope, Inc. Appeals
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-04-24· cited 60×
• Andress v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-01-21· cited 56×
• Lened Homes, Inc. v. Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspections
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-06-25· cited 47×
• Eller v. Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1964-03-26· cited 44×
• Gilden Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-03-13· cited 42×
• Siciliano v. Misler
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1960-05-04· cited 41×
• Parker v. Hough
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-01-04· cited 33×
• Lower Merion Township v. Enokay, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1967-09-26· cited 32×
• Tidewater Oil Co. v. POORE
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-03-16· cited 29×
• Delaware County Community College Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-06-30· cited 28×