Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/20/1970

Unger v. Hampton Township

Citations

437 Pa. 399
263 A.2d 385
1970 Pa. LEXIS 895

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ruling that the exclusive jurisdiction of the MPC prevented a landowner from compelling the issuance of a building permit by challenging the substantive validity of a zoning ordinance in a mandamus action before the Commonwealth Court
ruling that the exclusive jurisdiction of the MPC prevented a landowner from compelling the issuance of a building permit by challenging the substantive validity of a zoning ordinance in a mandamus action before the Commonwealth Court
mandamus inappropriate to compel issuance of building permit where appeal to zoning board of adjustment available
mandamus inappropriate to compel issuance of building permit where appeal to zoning board of adjustment available
where plaintiff’s right to building permit is contingent upon first invalidating zoning ordinance under which permit was denied, the right to the permit is not .sufficiently clear to constitute a basis for mandamus action

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Judges: Bell, Brien, Cohen, Eagen, Jones, Pomeroy, Roberts

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