In re Condemnation of Property of Waite

SMITH, Judge.

Mary H. Waite appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County dismissing her preliminary objections to a declaration of taking filed by the Butler , County Airport Authority (Authority). The issues raised on appeal are whether the trial court erred as a matter of law or abused its discretion in determining that Waite failed to meet her burden of proof; and whether the trial court erred in determining that the Authority has a sufficient public interest in condemning the property in question.

On May 1, 1991, the Authority filed a declaration of taking condemning…