Sgarlat Estate v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bok,

The case involves the price to be paid by the Commonwealth for condemning part of plaintiff appellant’s land.

The Sgarlat family has been in the sand and gravel business in Luzerne County for many years, and in 1932 acquired a tract of land in the Borough of West Wyoming consisting of 33.8 acres. They also have a washing plant a few miles away, at Forty Fort, where sand and gravel from the West Wyoming land is washed and made commercial. The product is of high quality and is in active demand in the area. It appears throughout the West Wyoming tract from surface level…