Legal Opinion
McCrady Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 4, 1960No. Appeal, 75PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,
Roland A. McCrady, the appellee, has been for many years the owner of a 190 acre farm located in Springfield Township, Erie County. The northwest corner of that farm, triangular in shape, is bounded on the north by U. S. Highway Route No. 20, on the south by Pennsylvania Highway Route No. 5 and on the east by appellee’s land.
Within this triangle — consisting of approximately 2% acres — appellee in 1931 erected a gasoline service, station and a restaurant together with a parking area. Under its power of eminent domain and for the purpose of straightening…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Miller v. Beaver FallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by24 opinions
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