Legal Opinion
Poulos v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 27, 1970No. Appeal, 187PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
On August 31, 1953, George J. Poulos and Lena Poulos, his wife, (plaintiffs) purchased an undeveloped 27.76 acre piece of ground in Allegheny County for $10,000. The property had 550 feet of frontage on the Airport Parkway, and a 1224 foot boundary with tbe Nelson Industrial Park in tbe rear.
Tbe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1962, condemned 1.38 acres of the plaintiffs’ land (approximately 5% of the total) and eliminated all access for the property to the Airport Parkway.
A board of viewers awarded damages for the taking of $31,300, plus $4,466 in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Springer v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Schuster v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Ferruzza v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Mazur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Chiorazzi v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Tinicum Real Estate Holding Corp. v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Morrissey v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Felix v. Baldwin-Whitehall School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. McGuireCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Gentzel Corp. v. Borough of State CollegeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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