Levinson v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

The plaintiffs owned in Bucks County a tract of land embracing an area of 18% acres. In 1953 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through eminent domain proceedings, condemned approximately a half acre of this land for the purpose of widening and relocating a road which bordered the plaintiff’s property. A board of viewers awarded the plaintiffs $25,-000 in damages. On appeal to the court of common pleas, the jury returned a verdict of $31,860.

The Commonwealth asks for a new trial averring that the trial court erred (1) in not permitting Commonwealth’s counsel to…