Bell v. Pittsburgh Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 229, Oct. T., 1913, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., No. 800, in Equity, dismissing bill in case of Rosa Bell v. The Pittsburgh Steel Co. Bill in equity to restrain the obstruction of certain streets and alleys.
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Appeal, No. 229, Oct. T., 1913, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., No. 800, in Equity, dismissing bill in case of Rosa Bell v. The Pittsburgh Steel Co. Bill in equity to restrain the obstruction of certain streets and alleys. Before Copeland, P. J. Prom the record it appeared that on February 16, 1898, a plan of lots, showing certain streets and alleys located thereon, was duly acknowledged and was recorded in the County of Westmoreland on February 24, 1898, by a land company owning the property plotted.On September 3, 1898, the Borough of Monessen-was' duly incorporated.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
While this.case presents a voluminous record, the precise question for decision is within very narrow limits. Appellant strongly urges that the case at bar is-ruled by O’Donnell v. Pittsburgh, 234 Pa. 401, and the line of cases with which it is. in harmony, including the more recent case of Chambersburg Shoe Mfg. Co. v. Cumberland V. R. R. Co., 240 Pa. 519. These cases hold that a *87sale of lots by a private owner according to a plan which shows them to be on a street implies a grant or covenant to the purchasers that the street designated on the plan shall remain…
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