Logan v. Rochester Township
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal No. 82, April T., 1902, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Beaver Co., March T., 1899, No. 302, refusing to take off nonsuit, in case of Ira W. Logan v. Rochester Township. Assumpsit for work and labor done on a public road. Before Craweord, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
In 1896, the township of Rochester had for its supervisors John W. Erwin and Adison Marquis, who for their convenience divided their work on the road so that Erwin had charge of the roads in one end of the township and Marquis at the other. There were in the township from twelve to fourteen miles of road, which were maintained by the supervisors levying a tax, this being usually worked out by property owners. In the spring of 1896 the tax duplicate of Erwin amounted to $1,300, which had been exhausted by labor so as to leave from $300 to $500 at the time he began work on…
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