Legal Opinion
Rawlings v. Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 3, 1997No. 117 C.D. 1997PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NARICK, Senior Judge.
The issue before this Court is whether a landowner may file an action in ejectment against a governmental body which took a portion of the landowner’s property through an eminent domain action, but still remains upon a portion of the property not subject to the taking.
Robert L. and Carol Rawlings (Landowners/Rawlings) appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County that granted the preliminary objections of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (Authority) dismissing Landowners’ action in ejectment, which sought to remove the Authority from its…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Callery v. Blythe Township Municipal AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Marshall v. Port AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- E-Z Parks, Inc. v. LarsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Soffer v. BeechSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Carelli v. LyterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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