Pequea Creek Bridge
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 3d 1871. Before Thompson, C. J., Read, Asnew, Shabswood and Williams, JJ. Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lancaster county: No. 48, to May Term 1871. On the 1st of April 1869, inhabitants of the township of Mar-tic and Conestoga petitioned for a bridge over Pequea creek, setting out that the expense of building it would be too great for the township to bear.
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May 3d 1871. Before Thompson, C. J., Read, Asnew, Shabswood and Williams, JJ. Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lancaster county: No. 48, to May Term 1871. On the 1st of April 1869, inhabitants of the township of Mar-tic and Conestoga petitioned for a bridge over Pequea creek, setting out that the expense of building it would be too great for the township to bear. Viewers were appointed recommending the bridge, their report was confirmed nisi by the court August 17th 1869. It was submitted November 19th 1869, to the grand jury who returned it “Approved.” December 29th 1869, the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Sharswood, J.
It appears by the record that viewers were appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lancaster county, to view a cite for a bridge over Pequea creek, on the line of Mar-tic and Conestoga townships in that county. Their report in its favor was presented to the court and confirmed. It was subsequently approved by the grand jury. This action of the grand jury was set aside by the court for irregularity, and the matter referred to another grand jury, who reported against the bridge. Here, in our opinion, the proceeding was at an end. The…
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