Legal Opinion
In re Condemnation of Lands Situated & Being in Scraton
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1993No. 1309 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Scranton (Condemnor) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County setting aside a jury award of $160,000 and awarding John F. Sweeney and Helen Sweeney (Condemnees) a new trial. The issue raised for review is whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting a new trial when it held that the verdict was inadequate and that the testimony of Condemnor’s expert was confusing to the jury. For the following reasons the trial court’s order is reversed.
On April 14, 1989, Condemnor filed a declaration of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Austin v. RidgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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- Tinicum Real Estate Holding Corp. v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. HeroldCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FoxCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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