Philadelphia Hardware v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 354, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1907, No. 4961, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of The Philadelphia Hardware and Malleable Iron Works v. City of Philadelphia. Appeal from award of a jury of view in condemnation proceedings. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,250.00 and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 354, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1907, No. 4961, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of The Philadelphia Hardware and Malleable Iron Works v. City of Philadelphia. Appeal from award of a jury of view in condemnation proceedings. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $5,250.00 and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were rulings on evidence and instructions to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Potter,
Plaintiff was the owner of certain ground, with a foundry and other buildings erected upon it, situated in the City of Philadelphia, on the south side of Jefferson street, extending from Eighth street to Ninth street, and having a frontage of 100 feet on the latter. Prior to the year 1908 the tracks of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company were laid on Ninth street in front of plaintiff’s premises, at grade, and were connected with a private siding belonging to plaintiff and used by it for the purpose of receiving and shipping goods over the railroad. In 1907…
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- Tucker & Frankford StreetsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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