Legal Opinion

Overton Township Road

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 1910No. Appeal, No. 226Published

Appeal, No. 226, Oct. T., 1908, by Overton Township, from order of C. P. Bradford Co., May T., 1906, No. 164, dismissing petition to report of viewers In re Petition for Public Road in Over-ton Township. Petition for a public road. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing petition to report of viewers.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Orlady, J.,

This is an appeal from the judgment of the court in a road proceeding, arising under the special law relating to roads in Bradford county. The proceeding is in the court of common pleas, but the decisions affecting this proceeding are the same as under our general road law.

The original petition was for “a road to begin at a point on the public road leading from the village of Over-ton to Eldresville, by the way of Sugar Ridge, where the lane of John Shanhan intersects said road; to connect with a proposed road in Elkland Township, Sullivan County, leading from a point in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In re Road in South Abington TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
  2. O'Hara Township RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  3. Road in Lower MerionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  4. Road in Dunbar TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
  5. Crescent Township RoadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901

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