In re Change of Grade of Germantown Avenue
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1882, No. 42» Petition of George Brandenstein, setting forth that a certain house and lot owned by him fronting on Germantown avenue, and bounded by Cayuga and Nineteenth streets, in the city of Philadelphia, had been damaged by a change of grade of said streets, made by the city authorities; and praying for a jury of view to assess his damages, as provided by the 27th section of the…
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Certiorari to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1882, No. 42» Petition of George Brandenstein, setting forth that a certain house and lot owned by him fronting on Germantown avenue, and bounded by Cayuga and Nineteenth streets, in the city of Philadelphia, had been damaged by a change of grade of said streets, made by the city authorities; and praying for a jury of view to assess his damages, as provided by the 27th section of the Consolidation Act of February 2d 1854. A jury was appointed, who reported “ that there was a change of grade regulation on…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
This case contains no assignment of error, either to the jurisdiction of the court or the regularity of the proceedings. As nothing else can be reviewed upon a certiorari, there is no room for a discussion of the case. We have said so often that we cannot consider the merits upon such a proceeding, that it is quite unnecessary to repeat it here. The assignments of error nearly all relate to qnestions of fact, and there is nothing upon *483the record to show that the court below erred in regard to them. The court set aside the award of the jury, and dismissed the petition, mainly upon the ground…
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