Beechwood Improvement Co. v. Farrell City

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

Viewers appointed by the court below filed a report in which they set forth that the borough of Farrell (now city of Farrell) had appropriated a piece of land of which the Beechwood Improvement Company, Limited, was the owner at the time of the appropriation, and assessed the damages chargeable against the borough of Farrell (now city of Farrell) by reason of the appropriation. The viewers concluded their report by stating that the petitioner (use plaintiff) was not entitled to the damages assessed, and that there was no one in existence entitled to receive the same.…