Legal Opinion
Valley Forge Gardens, Inc. v. James D. Morrissey, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1956No. Appeal, No. 185PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Jones,
The Valley Forge Gardens, Inc., sued James D. Morrissey, Inc., in trespass to recover damages for the alleged injury by the defendant of five artificial ponds of the plaintiff which it maintained for ornamentation of its Memorial Park Cemetery in the vicinity of King of Prussia in Montgomery County.
The defendant corporation, pursuant to a public contract with the State Highway and Bridge Authority (created by the Act of April 18, 1949, P.L. 604, 36 PS §3601), constructed a portion of the “Philadelphia Expressway” — a highway running from the eastern extension of…
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- Ewalt v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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- Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Inc. v. BartlettDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Robert Allen Brown and Lola v. Brown v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- James Leo Harris, Jr. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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