Borough of Beltzhoover v. Maple
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON 'PLEAS NO. 2 OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 9 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 417 January Term 1887, C. P. No. 2. On December 30,1887, a summons was served in a scire facias sur municipal claim filed by the borough of Beltzhoover against Thomas S. Maple. This claim had been filed for a lien against a corner lot owned by the defendant, to secure the cost of constructing a board walk on Fourth street in said borough.
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APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON 'PLEAS NO. 2 OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 9 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 417 January Term 1887, C. P. No. 2. On December 30,1887, a summons was served in a scire facias sur municipal claim filed by the borough of Beltzhoover against Thomas S. Maple. This claim had been filed for a lien against a corner lot owned by the defendant, to secure the cost of constructing a board walk on Fourth street in said borough. The defendant owned an entire block, of which the corner lot mentioned was a part, and like claims were filed against each of…
1Per curiam
Smith v. Kingston Bor., 120 Pa. 357, squarely decides, under the general borough act of April 3, 1851, P. L. 320, that upon the failure of a property owner to repair his sidewalk, after notice to do so, the borough may repair it and file a lien against the owner for the cost thereof, with 20 per centum additional as a penalty. This is precisely what was done in this case; and, although a large number of errors were assigned to the proceedings below, we fail to see merit in any of them. The discussion of the foot-front rule is out of place, as that was adopted merely as a means of ascertaining…
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