Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Com., Dept. of Transp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 6, 1987No. 79-81 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1985PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*303OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
The three matters listed herein were consolidated at trial due to a similar factual basis and an identical issue, being: whether section 611 of the Eminent Domain Code1 is unconstitutional. Since the trial court determined that the section was in contravention of constitutional mandate, we assumed jurisdiction pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 722(7).2
The relevant facts of the respective cases are as follows.
No. 79 W.D. Appeal Docket 1985
On July 16, 1979, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (hereinafter PennDot) filed a declaration of taking, condemning the property…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Miller v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1980
- United States v. 429.59 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Dorothy Blankinship, United States of America v. Dorothy BlankinshipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Whitcomb v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Colman v. Utah State Land BoardUtah Supreme Court · 1990
- Planned Parenthood Of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Planned Parenthood v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Commonwealth v. MunchinskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- In Re De Facto Condemnation & Taking of Lands of WBF AssociatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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