Steinogle v. Pittsburg, Mckeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 73, April T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., May T., 1913, No. 47, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Conrad Steinogle v. Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad Company. Trespass for injuries to real estate in the borough of Webster. Before McConnell, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 73, April T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., May T., 1913, No. 47, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Conrad Steinogle v. Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad Company. Trespass for injuries to real estate in the borough of Webster. Before McConnell, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows: [Then we have another thing that is mentioned in the testimony, the drainage of the cellar. It is claimed that that has been interfered with to some extent by reason of the road being built over…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The principal controversy between the parties to this action was whether a street existed between the west line of the plaintiff’s lot and the Monongahela river. It is *328not disputed that the strip of land between the Power Block of lots and the river and between the lots known as “Gilmore’s Addition” and the river was used and known as “Water Street.” The blocks of lots referred to call for a street there and several streets open into it from the east. Parallel streets are also indicated in the plots and are opened. Gilmore’s second addition in which are located the…
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