Legal Opinion
In re Condemnation by the Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, of Right of Way for State Route 0060
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 5, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
Patrick Media Group, Inc. (Patrick Media) 1 appeals from a non-jury verdict issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) in its favor in the amount of $34,698. We affirm.
On March 27, 1990, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (Commonwealth) filed a declaration of taking for a portion of property located on Route 60 in the townships of Findlay and Moon in Allegheny County. At the time of condemnation, Patrick Media leased a portion of the condemned property improved by two billboards. The lease was a fifty-year lease with options…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Clayton v. LienhardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Pittsburgh Outdoor Advertising Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Estate of ShellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Profit-Sharing Blue Stamp Co. v. Urban Redevelopment AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Graham Realty Co. v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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