Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Township Conemaugh

The Pennsylvania Coal Company, Cooney Bros. Coal Co., J.C. Stineman and Associates and Elizabeth A. Roudabush (collectively, Owners), and the Pennsylvania Coal Association (Association) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County (common pleas court) that granted the preliminary objections of Conemaugh Township (Township) and dismissed Owners complaint seeking declaratory judgment on the validity of the Townships Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance) regulating surface mining operations. We reverse and remand.