Case Name: MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP v. The LANDS OF JOSEF SEEGAR STONE, Executor of the Estate of Sara Seegar Stone, Deceased, Josef Seegar Stone and Francine Lida Stone, Executors of the Estate of Ezra C. Stone, a/k/a Ezra Stone, Deceased, and Josef S. Stone and Francine Lida Stone, Petition of Josef Seegar Stone
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2006-04-28
Citations: 587 Pa. 138
Docket Number: Appeal No. 877 MAL 2005
Parties: MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP v. The LANDS OF JOSEF SEEGAR STONE, Executor of the Estate of Sara Seegar Stone, Deceased, Josef Seegar Stone and Francine Lida Stone, Executors of the Estate of Ezra C. Stone, a/k/a Ezra Stone, Deceased, and Josef S. Stone and Francine Lida Stone, Petition of Josef Seegar Stone.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 587
Pages: 138–138

Head Matter:
897 A.2d 1167
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP v. The LANDS OF JOSEF SEEGAR STONE, Executor of the Estate of Sara Seegar Stone, Deceased, Josef Seegar Stone and Francine Lida Stone, Executors of the Estate of Ezra C. Stone, a/k/a Ezra Stone, Deceased, and Josef S. Stone and Francine Lida Stone, Petition of Josef Seegar Stone.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 28, 2006.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 28th day of April, 2006, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:
Whether the Commonwealth Court erred in affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County overruling [Josefs] Preliminary Objections to Middletown Township's Declaration of Taking? In addressing this issue, the parties are directed to discuss whether the Open Space Lands Act, 32 P.S. § 5001 et seq., imposes any limitations on the exercise of eminent domain by townships; and specifically in this case; the authority of second class townships.