Legal Opinion
In re Condemnation by Commonwealth, Department of Highways
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 17, 1976No. Appeal, No. 870 C.D. 1975PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
In this eminent domain case, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (Penn-DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas1 denying its motion for a new trial.
PennDOT, for highway purposes, condemned 26.83 acres of a 76.34 acre tract owned by the Borough of Warren (Borough), Warren County.
The subject premises were conveyed to Borough in 1934 by deed which, by a restriction, required Borough to use it for the purpose of establishing and maintaining public parks and recreation facilities, a municipal air*345port, and for such other…
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- Commonwealth v. LutzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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