Legal Opinion
Angle v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1959No. Appeal, 188PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Musmanno,
The question in this case may be stated quite simply: May the Commonwealth, under the power of eminent domain, take property Avithout timely and adequate notice to the property-owner involved?
' On May 11, 1878, the Court of Quarter Sessions of Franklin County, after appropriate preliminary proceedings before a duly appointed Board of Viewers, opened through Quincy Township of that county a public road 80 feet wide.
On August 20, 1924, the Governor of the Commonwealth approved plans for the reconstruction and improvement of this road. The plans which were filed in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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