Legal Opinion
Bahor v. City of Pittsburgh
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 24, 1993No. 797 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NARICK, Senior Judge.
Michael P. Bahor (Bahor) appeals the grant by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County of a Judgment N.O.V. in favor of the City of Pittsburgh (City) after a trial jury returned a verdict for Bahor in the amount of $6,500. We affirm.
This case of first impression began when the City of Pittsburgh purchased a parcel of land at Maple Avenue adjacent to Bahor’s land and higher in elevation. The City hired JBS Contracting, Inc. (JBS) to raze a house on the land, backfill and regrade the land. Bahor’s property flooded, damaging his retaining wall and carrying debris onto…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Moure v. RaeuchleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Barrett v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Beckert v. WarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Hepps v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Frisch v. Penn TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Lincoln Investors, L.P., Lincoln Court, Inc. v. F.A. King, Jr.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Bahor v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Guyer v. Zimmerman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County1995
- Magee v. Marshman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Chester County1993