Legal Opinion
Guttha v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 11, 2005PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Rajkumar Guttha (Guttha) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court), which was entered in an eminent domain case. Guttha, as proprietor of a business with a leasehold interest in condemned property, filed a petition for the appointment of a board of viewers. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (PennDOT), filed preliminary objections to Guttha’s petition, and the trial court sustained the objections.
On August 18, 2003, PennDOT filed a declaration of taking to condemn, in its entirety, property located at…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hutchison v. Sunbeam Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Capek v. DevitoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Jacobs v. Nether Providence TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Hahn v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Scholl's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Town of Kearny v. Discount City of Old Bridge, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
- In Re: Condemnation by Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. -- Appeal of: R. Blume and D. BlumeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- In Re: Condemnation by the Twp. of Blythe ~ Appeal of: J. FatulaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- Lower Perkiomen Valley Regional Sewer Auth. v. Beyer, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County2011
- Town of Kearny v. Discount City of Old Bridge, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
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