Snyder v. Commonwealth

Opinion bx

Mr. Justice Linn,

The Commonwealth appeals at No. 14 from the refusal of its motion for judgment nothwithstanding the verdict for the plaintiffs in a proceeding brought to recover damages for the alleged taking of plaintiffs’ land in the enlargement of State Highway Route No. 157, also known as Fifth Street, in the Borough of Laureldale, Berks County.

The plaintiffs purchased a tract of land and laid it out in building lots, some fronting on streets plotted as West Kent Road, East Kent Road, Kent Avenue, and Fifth Street. This plan 1 was recorded May 22, 1940, and shows Fifth Street…