Baker v. County of Allegheny

Dissenting Opinion by

Judge Rogers:

I respectfully dissent. I would reverse the judgment entered in the court below to the extent that it fails to award the appellant-landowners the limited down payment on the purchase of their replacement property provided by Section 603A(a)(2) of the Code. I find nothing in the Code which authorizes the acquiring agency to withhold the down payment in the event it decides that the displaced persons do not need the money. With respect, I cannot agree that the Attorney General’s Rules and Regulations quoted by the majority suggest that the displaced person’s…