Taylor v. Urban Redevelopment Authority

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

The lower court, in an eminent domain condemnation case, ordered a new trial because the verdict was inadequate, due, it asserted, to certain trial errors. The plaintiffs were owners of certain property in Pittsburgh, condemned by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh.*

In his charge to the jury the trial judge said: “By the same token, the obligation upon the attorneys for the defendant is most heavy because we are doing business here with what in the background I come from is a large amount of money” (Emphasis supplied.)

The reference to the judge’s…