Runyan v. McConnellsburg Borough School District

Sheely, P. J.,

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to the Board of School Directors of McConnellsburg Borough to compel the board to make payment of an award of damages for land taken by the board for school purposes. An answer has been filed to the petition; the sole question involved is the date from which claimants are entitled to interest on the award.

The pertinent facts are that viewers to assess damages for the taking of land by the school board were appointed by the court of common pleas on December 7, 1938, with directions to meet on December 21, 1938. The viewers met at the…