Beckman v. Redevelopment Authority

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

The issue raised in this appeal from a lower court’s dismissal of preliminary objections to a petition for appointment of viewers is whether the evidence supports an alleged de facto taking.

Helen E. Beckman and Wilson W. Movie (petitioners) are the administrators of the estate of Clarence M. Raible. They are also the administrators of the estate of George J. Raible. During their lifetimes, the Raible brothers individually acquired two contiguous lots by separate deeds apparently executed the same day by the same grantor. The lots were used as a parking lot in the City…