Brill v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an action in which landowners Robert S. Brill and Dolores Brill seek condemnation damages for the consequences of the widening of a road passing in front of their property.

The Brill property is located on the north side of legislative route 40176 commonly known as Airport Road in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County. In late 1969 or early 1970 the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) commenced widening the route from a two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane divided highway. Although no property of the Brills was actually taken and no condemnation…