Girard Trust Co. v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 336, Jan. T., 1914,-by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1912, No. 3000, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Girard Trust Company, Trustee under the will of Thomas H. Powers, Deceased, and Mary Powers Harris, Curator for the time being of the Trusts under the said will, v. City of Philadelphia. Appeal from award of board of viewers in condemnation proceedings. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 336, Jan. T., 1914,-by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1912, No. 3000, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Girard Trust Company, Trustee under the will of Thomas H. Powers, Deceased, and Mary Powers Harris, Curator for the time being of the Trusts under the said will, v. City of Philadelphia. Appeal from award of board of viewers in condemnation proceedings. Before Davis, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiffs for $85,625 and judgment thereon. Plaintiffs appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were rulings…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury for damages arising from the taking of land by the defendant under its right of eminent domain. *
Only two questions involved are stated for our consideration, and they may be summarized thus: (1) Whether certain tax assessments on the land in controversy, made immediately prior to this time of the taking, should have been admitted in evidence, the plaintiffs having paid the taxes so assessed; (2) Whether the court below abused its discretion in not granting a new trial, *181the…
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