Saunders v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Parker,

The plaintiffs have a judgment for damages occasioned by the taking by the Commonwealth of 16% acres of their land, part of a larger tract, for the purpose of improving the William Penn Highway. The Commonwealth, the appellant, complains of certain alleged trial errors and asks for a new trial on that account.

Only two questions are raised by the several assignments of error. We will first examine the appellant’s contention that the trial judge should have granted its motion to withdraw a juror and continue the ease. One of plaintiffs who had testified as to the…