Oakland Township v. Martin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler county : Of October and November Term 1883, No. 161. Debt, by Abram Martin against Oakland township, Dennis O’Donnell and James Thornberg, supervisors, to recover a sum of money alleged to be due plaintiff on a contract with the township supervisors, for the construction of a bridge.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler county : Of October and November Term 1883, No. 161. Debt, by Abram Martin against Oakland township, Dennis O’Donnell and James Thornberg, supervisors, to recover a sum of money alleged to be due plaintiff on a contract with the township supervisors, for the construction of a bridge. The facts, as they appeared on the trial before McJunkin, J., were as follows : — On October 16th 1879, the supervisors of Oakland township, Butler county, entered into a written contract with Abram Martin for the construction of a new bridge across a stream in said…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mercur
The 6th section of the Act of 13th June 1836, provides that all public roads or highways, duly laid out, approved and entered on record, shall be effectually opened and constantly kept in repair. The 31st section declares it to be the duty of the supervisors in making and repairing the public roads, “ to make and maintain ” within their respective townships, inter alia, “ sufficient bridges over all small creeks and rivulets and deep gullies, where the same shall be necessary for the ease and safety of travelers.”
Supervisors are subject to indictment for neglecting or refusing to open or…
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