Whitcomb v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 148, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1917, No. 4052, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Fanny K. Whitcomb v. Philadelphia. Appeal from award of board of viewers. Before Shoemaker, J. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $387,856.29. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence, sufficiently appearing by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and refusal of new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
The City of Philadelphia on July 27, 1916, by condemnation proceedings, acquired a piece of land containing 354.8 acres for a sewage disposal plant. This judgment, appealed from by the .city, was the result of an action instituted by the appellee to recover the market value of that property, considering all of the elements that ordinarily tend to give it value. One of the elements of.value urged was that the property was useful or adaptable as a manufacturing site. It was in the center of, or near, manufacturing establishments, Bailroad facilities were in close…
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