Road in Bensalem Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Bucks County.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Strong, J.
Under the general road laws the Court of Quarter Sessions has power to adopt either the report of the jury of view, or that of the jury of review: Buckwalter's Road, 3 S. & R. 236; Backman's Road., 1 Watts, 400. Both the view and review are for the purpose of informing the conscience of the court, and therefore either or both may be rejected. In approving one rather than the other, the court does not pass upon the subject of damages awarded to the land owners, for with them the juries of view and review have nothing to do. Damages are assessed by a distinct…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Newville Road CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1839
- Bachman's RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833
3Cited by2 opinions
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