In re Melon Street
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 148, Oct. T., 1898, by city of Philadelphia, from order of Q. S. Philadelphia County, making absolute rule for judgment against the city of Philadelphia in the matter of the vacation of Melon street. Motion to quash appeal.
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Appeal, No. 148, Oct. T., 1898, by city of Philadelphia, from order of Q. S. Philadelphia County, making absolute rule for judgment against the city of Philadelphia in the matter of the vacation of Melon street. Motion to quash appeal. It appears from the record that an appeal was taken by the Philadelphia & Reading Terminal Railroad Company from the judgment of the court of quarter sessions in confirming the award of a road jury in the matter of damages claimed in the vacation of Melon street, and in holding that the whole of the damages assessed lawfully should be apportioned against the…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The order made by the Supreme Court in these proceedings was as follows: “ The judgments are reversed and the records are remitted to the court of quarter sessions of Philadelphia *22with direction to enter judgments for the appellants upon the filing of proper releases.” The records were returned to the quarter sessions, and, the releases referred to having been filed, the court made absolute a rule for judgment in favor of these appellees. Bhom this judgment the city took an appeal to this court. It is argued by the appellants’ counsel that in making the order directing the court of…
2Cited by1 opinion
- In re Vacation of Melon StreetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899