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YOCUM v. POWER

398 Pa. 223 (1960)

Yocum, Appellant, v. Power.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.G. Gordon Yocum, with him James J. Phelan, Jr., and Jay H. Eiseman, for appellants.

Gordon Cavanaugh, Assistant City Solicitor, with him David Berger, City Solicitor, for Zoning Board of Adjustment, appellee.

Raymond Jenkins, for intervening appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and McBRIDE, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, January 18, 1960:

This case involves a controversy between persons who would build a church and others who would prevent its being built. In June, 1957, the governing body of the First Lettish Baptist Church of Philadelphia purchased some land at 6933 Sherwood Road, Philadelphia for the purpose of erecting on it a new church. In pursuance of this objective, the congregation voted to sell their old church and made arrangements to worship...

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