In re Widening of Chestnut Street
Philadelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions
No. 191 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 9 December Term 1887, Q. S. On December 14, 1887, John C. Lucas presented his petition to the Court of Quarter Sessions for the appointment of viewers to assess damages for injuries done to his property at the corner of Chestnut and Juniper streets, by the widening of Chestnut street.
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No. 191 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 9 December Term 1887, Q. S. On December 14, 1887, John C. Lucas presented his petition to the Court of Quarter Sessions for the appointment of viewers to assess damages for injuries done to his property at the corner of Chestnut and Juniper streets, by the widening of Chestnut street. A master and a jury of six viewers were appointed under § 7, act of May 6, 1887, P. L. 87. On July 17, 1888, the jury filed their report awarding the petitioner the sum of $4,000. Within thirty days from the filing of this report, to wit, on August 15, 1888,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Sterrett :
On the petition of John C. Lucas, owner of lot at southwest *216corner of Chestnut and Juniper streets, in the city of Philadelphia, viewers were appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions to assess the damages he had sustained by the widening of Chestnut street at that point. In July, 1888, the report of the viewers, awarding him $4,000 damages, was duly filed in said court; and, on August 15th next ensuing, the city appealed from the award and demanded “that the lawful damages caused by the taking, injury or destruction of the property of John C. Lucas, for the…
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