Legal Opinion
Lower Makefield Township v. Lands of Dalgewicz
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 1, 2010No. 789 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
Lower Makefield Township (Township) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) which denied its motion for post trial relief following a jury verdict in this Eminent Domain case. The jury awarded the Dalgewicz family (Condemnees) $5,850,000 as just compensation for the taking of their 166-acre farm (Property) on December 6, 1996, for construction of a golf course.
On July 11, 2001, this Court ruled that the taking was for a legitimate public use. The parties proceeded to a Board of View hearing in May of 2003. The Board of View…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Primavera v. Celotex Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- City of Chicago v. LehmannIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Whitcomb v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- B & L Asphalt Industries, Inc. v. FuscoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Printed Terry Finishing Co. v. City of LebanonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lower Makefield Township v. Lands of Chester DalgewiczSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Barcia v. FenlonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- In Re: Condemnation by the PA Tpk. Commission of Property Located in the Twp. of Bensalem, Bucks County v. The Lands of L. Tarlini and L. Tarlini, h/w Appeal of: PA Tpk. CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- In Re: Condemnation by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of York Appropriating in Fee Simple Certain Lands of J.E. and J.E. GearhartCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Toney v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2025
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