State Highway Route No. 72
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 38, April T., 1918, by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Nov. Sessions, 1914, No. 2, dismissing exceptions and confirming absolutely report of viewers In re State Highway Route No. 72. Exceptions to report of viewers.
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Appeal, No. 38, April T., 1918, by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Nov. Sessions, 1914, No. 2, dismissing exceptions and confirming absolutely report of viewers In re State Highway Route No. 72. Exceptions to report of viewers. The viewers found the facts to be as follows: 1. That the petitioners, Ellen K. Watson, H. C. Shaw and George E. Shaw, are the owners of a parcel of land situate in Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, having a front of 532 feet on State Highway Route No. 72 (formerly the Allegheny and Butler Plank Road) and extending back a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The State Highway Department having, under the authority conferred by the Act of May 31,1911, P. L. 468, undertaken the construction, reconstruction and improvement of the State highway designated in the statute as “Route 72. From Pittsburgh to' Butler,” raised the grade of the road in front of the property of the appellees, the latter presented a.petition to the court below praying for the appointment of viewers to ascertain and assess the damages alleged to have resulted from the work. The viewers reported in due form, finding facts and conclusions of law, including a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Howell v. Morrisville BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Jamison v. Cumberland CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Workman v. MifflinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
- Newville Road CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
- Saeger v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State Highway Route No. 72Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Heil v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Brewer Et Ux. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Hoffer v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Fetherolf's PetitionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
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