Stevenson v. East Deer Township

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,

The only questions raised by appellant in these condemnation proceedings relate (1) to the competency of two of plaintiffs’ witnesses to testify to the value of the property, and (2) to the introduction of. certain evidence concerning the effect of the taking on the future profitable use of the property as an industrial plant.

Plaintiffs were the owners of a 1.65-acre tract of land in the Township of .East Deer, Allegheny County, on which were constructed a small office, building and a brick-making plant. The Township- relocated and widened a public…