Contas v. Bradford
Citations
- 206 Pa. 291
- 55 A. 989
- 1903 Pa. LEXIS 701
Syllabus
<p>Municipalities — Building laws — Fire ordinance — Wooden buildings— Reconstruction.</p> <p>A city ordinance providing that within certain limits “ no building shall hereafter be constructed or reconstructed, except of brick, stone, iron, or other incombustible material ” does not apply to changes in a wooden building which involve a new front of galvanized iron, a ceiling and wainscoting of steel, a roof of slate in place of wooden shingles, and an increase of height of two feet and six inches without any increase of length or width.</p>
Judges: Brown, Dean, Fell, Mestrezat, Potter
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- Noel v. SummitMissouri Court of Appeals· 1912-05-27· cited 3×
- Mandeville v. CourtwrightU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania· 1903-12-30
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