Middlecreek Township Road Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Arnold, J.,
This is an appeal of Middlecreek Township from an order of the quarter sessions dismissing exceptions to a report of viewers laying out a public road.
The public road laid out was 2612 feet in length and began on a public highway, ending at the residence of a citizen. It had been a private road, and served three farms and the residents thereof as well as the traveling public. The viewers found and reported that the public interest outweighed the . cost of public maintenance, which in this particular case was very slight, since the road had a firm bed, was stoned, and only…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New Hanover RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
- Likar AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Road in Manheim TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Road in Chartiers TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
- West Donegal Township RoadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Culbertson AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Bell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Bell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- In re Vacation of Road in Middlecreek TownshipSomerset County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1949