Andrews Land Co. v. Erie

Opinion by

Me. Justice Linn,

Part of a tract of land owned by the Andrews Land Company, a corporation, was taken by the City of Erie for a sewer. Viewers were appointed on the owner’s petition. Erie Cemetery Company and Erie Mortgage Company, holders of mortgages on the land, intervened to assert their respective rights as lien holders. August 8, 1935, the viewers filed their report awarding $8,000 compensation. September 5, 1935, the Andrews Land Company appealed from the award. On September 12, 1935, which, it will be noted, was after the expiration of the period allowed for appeal by the…