Catlin v. Northern Coal & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 109, Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Dec. T., 1905, No. 69, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sterling R. Catlin v. Northern Coal & Iron Company. Appeal from report of jury of view. Before Lynch, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts of the case. Errors assigned were (1-13) various rulings on evidence and various instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Elkin,
The appellee for many years had been the owner of a rectangular tract of land located within the municipal limits of the city of Wilkes-Barre containing nearly thirty acres, eighteen acres of which were high ground available for building lots and the remainder was low ground suitable for agricultural purposes. As the city grew in population the land in question became available as a residential section. Several tracts near the land of appellee were purchased, divided into lots and sold as building sites. Appellee, evidently considering that his property was adapted…
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