Tobias v. HALIFAX TOWNSHIP

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Darwin and Shirley Tobias appeal an order of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas granting Halifax Township’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a civil action arising out of a longstanding dispute between the Tobiases and the Township over the realignment and reconstruction of Keefer Road, which abuts and bisects the Tobiases’ property. The trial court held that the Tobiases’ claim for “reversion costs” 1 to restore their property to its condition prior to construction was barred by the doctrine of res jvdicata. We affirm.

In 1997, the Township decided to…