Commonwealth v. Camiel

Bowman, J.,

By preliminary objection defendant property owner challenges the jurisdiction of this court to entertain plaintiff’s complaint in equity which seeks to enjoin defendant from interfering with entry upon his land by Pennsylvania Department of Highways personnel for the purpose of making preliminary studies and surveys incident to the proposed construction of a State highway. The land in question is situated in Montgomery County.

The issue is whether the Montgomery County Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the equitable action *466pleaded or whether this court enjoys concurrent…