Legal Opinion

Shields v. City of Pittsburgh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 3, 1916No. Appeal, No. 231PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal, No. 231, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 1166, on directed verdict for defendant in case of J. M. Shields v. City of Pittsburgh. Appeal from report of board of viewers.

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Appeal, No. 231, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 1166, on directed verdict for defendant in case of J. M. Shields v. City of Pittsburgh. Appeal from report of board of viewers. The facts appear in the following opinion by Davis, J.: This action is an appeal from the report of the board of viewers appointed to assess the benefits and damages caused by a change of grade of Wylie avenue in what is known as the “hump district” in the City of Pittsburgh. i Plaintiff is the owner of a lot of ground fronting-twenty-two (22') feet on said avenue,…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The judgment is affirmed on the opinion of the learned , court below refusing a new trial.

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Harris's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Harper v. Consolidated Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  3. Caplan v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. Pennsylvania Range Boiler Co. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. v. KrausSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937

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