Truitt v. Borough of Ambridge Water Authority

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

This appeal presents an inquiry into the necessity for taking the quantum of land which a Water Authority condemned for reservoir purposes.

Appellants, the owners of a 189 acre tract of land in Beaver County, over a period of several years had been engaged in negotiations with appellee (hereinafter called the Authority) concerning the sale of a portion of their tract of land to the Authority. During these negotiations the Authority sought to purchase 140 acres of appellants’ tract. When negotiations for the purchase of these 140 acres failed to…