Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. WWSW Radio, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 14, 1978No. Appeal, No. 2460 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has appealed from a final judgment entered against it in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.1 The judgment was on a jury’s verdict in an eminent domain case.
The Commonwealth, by PennDOT, condemned 2.61 acres of a 78.1 acre tract of land owned by the appellee, WWSW RADIO, Inc. (WWSW). The parcel condemned was a narrow strip along McKnight Road, a public highway, and was taken for the purpose of improving the traffic flow along the highway. A Board of View awarded WWSW $22,000. WWSW…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Stoner v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Earl M. Kerstetter, Inc. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Chiorazzi v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Nixon Hotel, Inc. v. Redevelopment AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
- McGaffic v. Redevelopment Authority of New CastleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Bob Wark's Arco, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Amoco Oil Co. v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Bodnar v. Columbia County Sanitary Administrative CommitteeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- King v. West Penn Power Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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