Legal Opinion
Williams v. Borough of Blakely
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 18, 2011No. 2313 C.D. 2010PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
In this eminent domain ease, John R. Williams (Owner) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawan-na County (trial court) 1 that sustained Blakely Borough’s (Borough) preliminary objections to Owner’s petition for appointment of a board of viewers (petition for viewers) alleging the Borough effectuated a defacto taking of a portion of his property by installing a PVC drainage pipe that cuts off vehicular access to an adjacent road. Owner contends that the trial court erred in dismissing his petition as premature pursuant to Borough of Centralia v.…
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- Visco v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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