Moore v. Coal Township
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 25, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 182, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John C. Moore v. Coal Township. Trespass to recover damages for cutting down trees. Before Moser, J. The ■ facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $448.61. Errors assigned amongst others were various instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlad y, J.,
It is conceded that the plaintiff is the owner of a lot of ground in the village of Edgewood, a suburb of Shamokin, in Coal township,' which fronts on Arch street, and extends back to Water street. On its western side is Laurel street, twenty feet in width. Water and Arch streets are parallel highways duly opened and in public use. Laurel street south of Arch street is an opened and used public street, but between Arch and Water streets, Laurel street is but a paper street on a section of a map offered in evidence by the plaintiff, and it was not shown that the plan…
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