Westmoreland Chemical & Color Co. v. Public Service Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Appellant’s property fronted 200 feet on Mahoning Avenue in the City of New Castle, Pa. It was all at a grade level with the street. The city, with other municipalities and public service companies, erected a viaduct or bridge over the Shenango River, and the western approach necessitated a change in the grade of the street in front of appellant’s property by the construction of perpendicular, solid concrete retaining walls, wholly within the street line. At one end of the property, the grade was raised 6% feet, gradually ascending to the other end, where the…