East Whiteland Township Road
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 221, Oct. T., 1904, by William B. Irvine, from order of Q. S. Chester Co., dismissing exceptions to report of reviewers In re Road in East Whiteland Township. Exceptions to report of reviewers. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to report of reviewers.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The act of 1836 provides, that if the viewers “ shall agree that there is occasion for the road,” they shall state particularly in their report, among other things, “ whether the road desired be necessary for a public or private road.” The language of *212the report of reviewers under consideration is, “ we do agree that there is occasion for a road as desired by the petitioners, and that the same is necessary for a public road, and . . . . we have laid out .... and do return for public use the following described road.” Then, after setting forth a careful description of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Vacation of Public RoadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Bern & Penn Township RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889