Shaffer v. Reynoldsville Borough
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 29, April T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Jefferson Co., Aug. T., 1905, No. 9, on verdict for plaintiff in cáse of Jennie J. Shaffer v. Reynoldsville Borough. Appeal from report of viewers.
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Appeal, No. 29, April T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Jefferson Co., Aug. T., 1905, No. 9, on verdict for plaintiff in cáse of Jennie J. Shaffer v. Reynoldsville Borough. Appeal from report of viewers. Before Reed, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant borough had raised the grade of Main street in front of the plaintiffs premises in 1904. Plaintiff contended that the raising of the grade had cut off access from the street to her property, and that it had depreciated the market value of the property to the extent of $300. When Joseph Shaffer, a witness for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The action of the court in admitting the evidence contained in the first assignment was in accordance with the decisions in Chambers v. South Chester Boro., 140 Pa. 510; Dawson v. Pittsburg, 159 Pa. 317, and Patton v. Phila., 175 Pa. 88. It is not to be doubted that the measure of damages is the difference in value before and after the improvement and the inquiry of the jury must be directed to a finding on that point, but this does not mean that when a witness has given his opinion as to these values he is not permitted to state the reasons which lead him to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dawson v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Chambers v. South Chester Bor.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
- Patton v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Edsall v. Jersey Shore BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Bond v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
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