Robinson v. Norwood Borough
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 131, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co.,. Dec. T., 1903, No. 223, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joseph Robinson v. Norwood Borough. Trespass for injuries to land. Before Savedg-e, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,000. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 131, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co.,. Dec. T., 1903, No. 223, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joseph Robinson v. Norwood Borough. Trespass for injuries to land. Before Savedg-e, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in not entering judgment for defendant on question of law reserved, non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Poeten, J.,
The plaintiff is the owner of the lowest part of a tract of land which his predecessor in title, John H. Duffee, laid out into a plan of building lots, upon which he dedicated streets, among which were Ridley and Sylvan avenues. The-natural drainage of a part of the tract was over the property of the appellee. Ridley avenue was opened and, in the lawful exercise of the. authority of the defendant borough, was graded and macadamized from Harrison avenue to Trites avenue, in front of the property now owned by plaintiff, in the year 1898. As a part of this improvement the…
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