Whitby Avenue
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 155, Oct. T., 1902, by the Baptist Orphanage, from order of Q. S. Pliila. Co., quashing petition for appointment of viewers in the matter of Whitby Avenue. Petition for appointment of viewers. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was order quashing petition for appointment of viewers.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the quarter sessions of Philadelphia county quashing the petition of the Baptist Orphanage for an assessment of damages caused by the opening of Whitby avenue through its property.
It appears that the street was duly laid out and plotted upon the confirmed public plans of the city of Philadelphia and that on April 8, 1890, an ordinance was approved authorizing and directing the director of public works to notify the owners of property through and over which the street would pass that at the expiration of three months from the date of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Grieb v. KuttnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- City of Philadelphia v. DyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862
- Uhler v. CowenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- City of Philadelphia v. DicksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
- In re Spring Garden StreetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Griffin v. City of New CastleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926