Leet Township Road
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 164, Oct. T., 1893, by Samuel W. Black, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., March T., 1892, No. 10, overruling exceptions to report of viewers, and refusing to appoint reviewers. Exceptions to report of road jury and petition for review. From the record it appeared that the petition was filed on May 12, 1892, and viewers were appointed on the same day. On June 11,1892, the report of the viewers was confirmed nisi.
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Appeal, No. 164, Oct. T., 1893, by Samuel W. Black, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., March T., 1892, No. 10, overruling exceptions to report of viewers, and refusing to appoint reviewers. Exceptions to report of road jury and petition for review. From the record it appeared that the petition was filed on May 12, 1892, and viewers were appointed on the same day. On June 11,1892, the report of the viewers was confirmed nisi. On Sept. 3,1892, Samuel W. Black, appellant, a property owner, filed among others the following exception to the viewers’ report: “ 1. Neither the report nor plot…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice McCollum:,
Under the general road laws of Pennsylvania a review is a matter of right, provided application for it is made at or before the next term of the court after the report of the viewers is filed. In this case the report of the viewers was excepted to, the application for a review was in time and reviewers were appointed who reported at the next term. On the 14th day of April, 1893, their report was set aside on the ground that one of them was a petitioner for the review, the exceptions to the report of viewers were overruled and their report was confirmed…
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