Beale v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas of Chester county: Of January Term 1878, Nos. 33 and 36. These writs were taken respectively by James M. Beale and others, and Mary P. Miller and others, who alleged that the court erred in their ruling upon the exceptions filed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to the report of viewers appointed to assess the damages sustained by the owners of land appropriated by said company in straightening and improving the line of their…
Read the full summary
Certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas of Chester county: Of January Term 1878, Nos. 33 and 36. These writs were taken respectively by James M. Beale and others, and Mary P. Miller and others, who alleged that the court erred in their ruling upon the exceptions filed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to the report of viewers appointed to assess the damages sustained by the owners of land appropriated by said company in straightening and improving the line of their railroad. The facts are stated in the opinion of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
These two cases were argued together. They present the same question.
On the 3d of February 1876, the defendant in error presented its petition to the Common Pleas, setting forth that it had surveyed, located and marked on the ground, the route of a new line of railroad between certain points named; that it passed through the lands of the appellants and twenty-nine other persons, setting forth their names; that it had been unable to agree with any of the owners of the lands in regard to the damages, and praying for the appointment of viewers to' assess the same. Viewers were appointed. On the…
2Cited by13 opinions
- Riling v. IdellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Penn. Schuyl. V. R. v. ZiemerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Penn Builders, Inc. v. Blair CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Johnston v. CallerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Standard Plate Glass Co. v. Butler Water Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.