Legal Opinion
In re Condemnation by the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 12, 1984No. Appeal, No. 2781 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Williams, Jb.,
■The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) has appealed from a judgment entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County following a jury verdict in an eminent domain case. The appellant, DOT, argues that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a new trial.
On October 2, 1968, the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, predecessor to DOT, filed a Declaration of Taking to condemn a highway easement in a certain *514strip of land located in the middle of Darby Road, Haverford Township, Delaware County. The condemned land is about 1.54 miles long,1…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Powell AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Chew v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Ehret v. Schuylkill River East Side R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Church v. Northern Central RailwaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
3Cited by6 opinions
- Bernstein AppealCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Dixon Ticonderoga Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- In re: Condemnation by the CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- In re Authorizing & Directing the Revision of Lines & Grades on City Plan Nos. 295 & 297Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Guttha v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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