Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Greenfield Township—Property Owners
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 7, 1990No. 761 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (PennDot) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas, Erie County, which ordered Penn-Dot to pay damages to Dan F. and Arlene DeMarco (DeMarcos) for the de facto taking of 68.77 acres of their property.
The DeMarcos were the owners of approximately 100 acres in Greenfield Township, Erie County. On September 18, 1985, PennDot filed a declaration of taking which condemned 15.08 acres of the DeMarcos’ land for the construction of the Southern Tier Expressway (Expressway). The DeMarcos never filed preliminary…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McGaffic v. RED. AUTH., CITY OF N. CASTLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Benjamin & Fannie Kellman Trust Fund, Dart Supply, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- City of Pittsburgh v. GoldCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Condemnation of Water Distribution Mains & AppurtenancesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Nelis v. Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by15 opinions
- German v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Curry v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Department of General ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Colombari v. Port Authority of Allegheny CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Szabo v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Szabo, S. v. PennDOT, Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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