Burns v. Reynoldsville Borough
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 28, April T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Jefferson Co., Aug. Term, 1906, No. 165, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edward C. Burns v. Reynoldsville Borough. Appeal from award of jury of view. Before Sav-idge, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 28, April T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Jefferson Co., Aug. Term, 1906, No. 165, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edward C. Burns v. Reynoldsville Borough. Appeal from award of jury of view. Before Sav-idge, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. At the trial when E. T. McGraw, a witness for the defendant was on the stand, he was asked this question: “Q. What effect did the improvement made by the borough of Reynoldsville in 1903 have on the market value of Mr. Burns’ property?” Mr. Cole:.Objected to as…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
This proceeding originated in a petition by the plaintiff *127for the appointment of viewers, under the Act of May 24, 1878, P. L. 129, to assess the damages to his property alleged to have resulted from a change in the grade of Fourth street, in the borough of Reynoldsville, upon which said property abutted. The viewers having been appointed made a report awarding damages to the plaintiff, and from that report the borough appealed. The jury trial upon that appeal resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, from which we have this appeal. Counsel for the…
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