In re Opening of Spring Street of Reading
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, of Berks county: Of January Term, 1886, No. 134. This was a certiorari is'sued at the instance of the city of Reading from the order, judgment and decree of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks count}7, wherein and whereby the; said court awarded a writ of peremptory mandamus or mandatory execution against the councils of the city of Reading, or their successors in office, requiring them or their successors to make…
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Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, of Berks county: Of January Term, 1886, No. 134. This was a certiorari is'sued at the instance of the city of Reading from the order, judgment and decree of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks count}7, wherein and whereby the; said court awarded a writ of peremptory mandamus or mandatory execution against the councils of the city of Reading, or their successors in office, requiring them or their successors to make ample provision for the payment of the sum of twenty-three hundred and fifty dollars, ($2,350) damages awarded Angeline…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
This proceeding was had under the Act of 26th April, 1864, P. L., 601, which conferred upon the Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks county the power of appointing viewers to assess the damages for opening streets in the city of Reading. The Act also provides that the damages when assessed shall be paid by the county of Berks.. The viewers were appointed upon the application of the municipal authorities of the city of Reading. They assessed damages in favor of Ellen Spohn to the amount of $1,516.66, and in favor of Angeline Mohr to the amount of $833.33. Tiie l'eport of the viewers has been…
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