Commonwealth v. Gehris

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

In Patterson v. County of Allegheny, 15 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 228, 325 A. 2d 484 (1974), this Court, sitting as a panel of three judges, held that Section 610 of the Eminent Domain Code1 (the Code), which provides a limited reimbursement of appraisal, attorney and engineering fees, was to be applied prospectively to condemnations effected on or after December 29, 1971, the effective date of that section. This appeal involves the same questioh.

On September 21, 1970, the Pennsylvania Department of Highways (now the Department of Transportation and hereinafter…