Shepp v. Reading Belt Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 86, Jan. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Feb. T., 1902, No. 35, on verdict for plaintiff in case of John Shepp v. Reading Belt Railroad. Appeal from award of jury of view. Before Endlich, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was answer to plaintiff’s first and second point, quoted in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
The appellee under the power of eminent domain condemned certain lands belonging to the appellant to be used as a right of way on which to construct a railroad. The parties not being able to agree as to the value of the lands appropriated, viewers were appointed for the purpose of assessing damages. The viewers filed their report in the customary way and fixed the damages to the plaintiff at $3,986. The defendant appealed from the report of the viewers. Upon petition, the court directed the form of issue and ordered a jury trial. The jury returned a verdict in…
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