Legal Opinion

West Liberty & Knoxville Roads

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 10, 1902No. Appeal, No. 31PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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Appeal, No. 31, April T., 1902, by C. F. Baxmyer, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 11, sustaining exceptions to report of viewers in case of West Liberty and Knoxville borough. Exceptions to report of viewers. Errors assigned were (1) in sustaining exceptions. (2) In finding that the court of quarter sessions had not jurisdiction under the general road law of June 13,1836, to lay out a public highway wholly within the limits of the borough of West Liberty and the borough of Knoxville.

1Opinion of the Court

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Orlady, J.,

West Liberty borough and Knoxville borough have a division line common to both, there being no intervening land between them. The petition was for a public street or highway to connect Morse street in the borough of West Liberty with Arabella and Summit streets in the borough of Knoxville, the said road to lead from the northern end of said Morse street, then crossing land of John Hogg in the borough of West Liberty and lot No. 314 in Knoxville borough and extending to the said Arabella and Summit streets in the borough of Knoxville. Viewers were appointed and they…

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Somerset & Stoystown RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
In re Vacation of Osage StreetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
Palo Alto RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
Sharett's RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1848
In re Change of Grade of Ridge AvenueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882

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McCall v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
In Re Borough of BellevueSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933