Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

The first question raised by this appeal is whether the plaintiff-appellant, the Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company, may show that the highest and best use for its condemned property is as a site for the construction of a reservoir, even though at the time of the condemnation no physical improvements had been made on the property. Finding as a matter of fact that the use of appellant’s property as a reservoir was mere speculation and hence not provable as the highest and best use, see Rothman v. Commonwealth, 406 Pa. 376, 178 A. 2d 605 (1962); Spring City Cas…