Rea v. Pittsburg & Connellsville Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 10, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., June T., 1903, No. 453, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Henry B. Rea et al., Executors of Henry Rea, Jr., deceased, v. Pittsburg & Connellsville Railroad Company. Appeal from the award of viewers. Before McFarLANE, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 10, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., June T., 1903, No. 453, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of Henry B. Rea et al., Executors of Henry Rea, Jr., deceased, v. Pittsburg & Connellsville Railroad Company. Appeal from the award of viewers. Before McFarLANE, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. When A. U. Bean, a witness for plaintiffs, was on the stand, objection was made as follows: Counsel for defendant object to the competency of this witness for two reasons. He has not shown that he knows of a sale in the neighborhood…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The plaintiffs claimed compensation for 88,000 square feet of land lying between Greenough street and the yard tracks of the defendant railroad in the city of Pittsburg appropriated by the defendant company in March, 1903. Viewers were appointed April 13, 1903, and awarded $416,000, from which award both sides appealed. The appeals were tried May 4, 1908, and resulted in a verdict for $775,133.33, which the parties agree was composed of $616,000 principal and $159,133.33, compensation for de*112lay in payment. On motion of the defendant the court below granted a…
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