Legal Opinion

Dorney Park Coaster Co. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County

Decided July 11, 1961No. 76Published

1Opinion of the Court

Henninger, P. J.,

Petitioner is the owner of land which it contends is necessarily damaged by the erection of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, although it is not within the purview of land taken as shown by certified maps.

Petitioner gave the Turnpike Commission notice of its intention to apply for the appointment of viewers, whereupon the commission protested that, if petitioner had a claim for compensation, it had to pursue the commission in the courts of Dauphin County and not through condemnation procedures.

That petitioner has a valid claim against the commission if the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ewalt v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Merner v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Brewer Et Ux. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Fyfe v. Turtle Creek BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  5. MOYER Et Ux. v. CommonwealthSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

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