Heidorn Appeal

How courts have described this case

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

• knowledge of open and conspicuous zoning ordinance violation would be imputed to municipality for purposes of determining whether municipality acted with due diligence in attempting to enforce ordinance
• knowledge of open and conspicuous zoning ordinance violation would be imputed to municipality for purposes of determining whether municipality acted with due diligence in attempting to enforce ordinance
• municipality estopped by laches from enforcing zoning restriction
• municipality estopped by laches from enforcing zoning restriction
• landowner had reasonable belief use was nonconforming

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Petrosky v. ZON. BD., UPPER CHICHESTER TP.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-07-06· cited 77×
• Nettleton v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-07-22· cited 61×
• Weinberg v. Commonwealth, State Board of Examiners of Public Accountants
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-11-27· cited 46×
• Commonwealth v. Flynn
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-09-24· cited 44×
• Harrell v. City of Lewiston
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1973-02-14· cited 32×
• Xanthos v. Bd. of Adjustment of Salt Lake City
  Utah Supreme Court· 1984-05-01· cited 28×
• Knake v. Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-05-11· cited 22×
• In Re Appeal of Crawford
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-02· cited 21×
• Ignelzi v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-08-06· cited 21×
• City of Beech Grove v. Schmith
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1975-06-19· cited 20×
• Wieck v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1978-02-01· cited 20×
• Marzo v. Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-05-18· cited 17×
• Draving v. Lower Southampton Township Zoning Hearing Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-02-01· cited 16×
• Springfield Township v. Kim
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-03-04· cited 14×
• Dewald v. BD. OF ADJUST., CITY OF PGH.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-06-12· cited 13×
• Cohen v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-07-31· cited 13×
• Bevans v. Township of Hilltown
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-02-22· cited 13×
• Jackson v. Kenai Peninsula Borough Ex Rel. City of Kenai
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1987-03-06· cited 11×
• Commonwealth v. Harchelroad
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-03-17· cited 11×
• Zoning Hearing Board v. Petrosky
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-10-21· cited 11×

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Archbishop O'Hara's Appeal
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-04-26· cited 204×
• Stahl v. First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-06-04· cited 56×
• Yocum Zoning Case
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-05-26· cited 35×
• Pittsburgh v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1919-01-04· cited 19×
• Fagan v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-05-27· cited 18×