Northampton, Bucks County Municipal Authority v. Adler

KELTON, J.,

In the four foregoing sewer easement condemnation cases, we have received notice of appeal to the Commonwealth Court from our order entered March 26, 1980.1 In that order we directed that a joint trial be held commencing Monday, March 31, 1980 to determine the appropriate eminent domain damages to be awarded to the owners of four separately owned tracts of land.

Pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925, we set forth herein the reasons for our joint trial order.

In brief summary, we consider that the amount of delay which has already occurred in the disposition of these cases is totally outrageous…