Legal Opinion
Gabel v. Cambruzzi
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 13, 1992No. 68 W.D. Appeal Docket 1989PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
The appellants herein, William and Karen Gabel, own a large tract of land, consisting of over seventeen acres, in the village of Darragh, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
In or about 1890, a dam was constructed on the property now owned by the appellants for the purpose of retaining the stream which ran through the above-mentioned tract on its way to joining the Little Sewickley Creek. It was built to supply water for the nearby village of Darragh.
In the mid 1940’s, large cracks began to develop in the bed of the artificial lake, causing water to leak into abandoned…
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