Wilt v. Borough of Salisbury

SHAULIS, J.,

This case is before us on property owners’ petition for appointment of Board of View.

Plaintiffs, Kenneth R. Wilt and Jean E. Wilt, allege that they have suffered damages due to a de facto taking by defendant, Borough of Salisbury. More specifically, plaintiffs claim that defendant opened, graded and put into use as a public street, and alley or street adjoining their premises. This in turn has purportedly caused a substantial amount of water and debris from the street to flow on to the plaintiffs’ property and accumulate in their basement and drains. Consequently, plaintiffs…