Legal Opinion

Murdoch v. Pittsburg

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 4, 1909No. 2; Appeals, Nos. 169, 170 and 172PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeals, Nos. 169, 170 and 172, Oct. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Nov. T., 1907, No. 275, dismissing exceptions to report of viewers in case of Lydia A. Murdoch et al. v. City of Pittsburg. Exceptions to report of viewers.

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Appeals, Nos. 169, 170 and 172, Oct. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Nov. T., 1907, No. 275, dismissing exceptions to report of viewers in case of Lydia A. Murdoch et al. v. City of Pittsburg. Exceptions to report of viewers. Evans, J., filed the following opinion: This cause comes on to be heard on exceptions to a viewers’ report, appointed for the purpose of assessing benefits and awarding damages for the grading, paving and curbing of Darlington road. By the report of the board of viewérs it appears that the assessment of benefits was made to cover only…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

These appeals are from orders dismissing exceptions to the report of viewers assessing benefits to pay for the costs and expenses of grading, paving and curbing a city street. The exceptions did not question the liability to assessment nor the regularity of the proceedings, nor the action of the viewers in any way except that they erred in judgment in determining the amount of benefits.

The appeals are dismissed and the orders are affirmed on the opinion of Judge Evans.

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. West Market Street PavingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Altman v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1956

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