Legal Opinion
Dyer v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1959No. Appeal, 99PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,
On November 30, 1956, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acting through its Department of Highways, condemned 3.97 acres of appellees’ 20.3 acre tract for the purpose of the construction of a limited access highway. One of the improvements on the condemned portion of appellees’ tract was a multiple dwelling which dwelling was relocated subsequently by appellees on a portion of their land which was not condemned.
The parties being unable to agree on the amount of damages, viewers were appointed, and the viewers awarded $57,000 to the appellees. An appeal…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Berger v. Public Parking Authority of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Lakewood Memorial Gardens, Inc. AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Mazur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Becker v. Philadelphia & Reading Terminal RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Gilleland v. New York State Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- In Re Condemnation by the Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, of Right of Way for State Route 79, Section W10Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Manganese Steel Forge Co. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- In re Condemnation by CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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