Welsbach Street Lighting Co. of America v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

In this proceeding plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the taking of its leasehold by the city in the exercise of its right of eminent domain in the widening of two streets.

The lease held by plaintiff was for the entire fourth floor of a large building variously described as a loft building and as an office building. The term was ten years and the annual rental $5,800. At the time of its condemnation the lease had over nine years to run. When let the floor space was bare and was transformed into offices at plaintiff’s expense by the erection of partitions…