Martin v. McDiffitt
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Greene County
1Opinion of the Court
TOOTHMAN, P.J.,
Plaintiffs are *360the owners of a tract of 150 acres of land, located in Center Township in this county. On September 14, 1923, their predecessors in title granted a right-of-way to the Greensboro Gas Company, whose successor in corporate involvement is the Manufacturer’s Light and Heat Company, a subsidiary of the Columbia Gas Systems, Inc., for the laying of a gas line across the land. The specific language of the grant, in its relevant part, is this:
“. . . the right to construct, maintain, and remove a 12-inch, gas, pipe fine, over and through my farm (in) Center Township . . .…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hatcher v. ChesnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Ruffalo v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Dulany v. BishoffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949