Legal Opinion
Reading Area Water Authority v. Schuylkill River Greenway Ass'n
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 30, 2012PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEADBETTER.
The Reading Area Water Authority (RAWA) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court) sustaining the preliminary objections of Appellees, the Schuylkill River Greenway Association (the Greenway) and Bern Township (the Township), and dismissing the Declaration of Taking filed by RAWA. We reverse and remand.
This appeal arises from the condemnation of land in Bern Township, Berks County, for the construction, maintenance and operation of utility lines and appurtenance of a water main. Appellees’ property1 is a strip of land which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Middletown Township v. Lands of StoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- In re Condemnation of Property of WaiteCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Washington Park, Inc. AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Kramer AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Beaver Falls Municipal Authority for Penndale Water Line Extension v. Beaver Falls Municipal AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Reading Area Water Authority v. Schuylkill River Greenway Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014