Cox v. Philadelphia, Harrisburg & Pittsburg Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 100, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cumberland Co., Sept. T., 1905, No. 4, on verdict for plaintiff in case of R. G. Fox v. The Philadelphia, Harrisburg & Pittsburg Railroad Company. Appeal from award of jury of view. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $5,000. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestbezat,
This was a proceeding in the court below to assess the dam-,ages sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the defendant company’s appropriation of á strip of his land for widening its right of way. The viewers having reported in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant appealed to the common pleas, in which an issue was framed and the case was tried before a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant has appealed to this court.
It is well settled that the measure of damages for land taken or injured by a railroad company under the…
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