Rissmiller v. Commonwealth

BECKERT, J.,

— In an eminent domain proceeding, does the present code permit the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (condemnor) to join an additional defendant (Borough of Quakertown) by the use of Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 2252? This question was presented for our consideration and we now resolve that the answer to the question must be in the negative for the following two reasons:

*405The property owner in the pending case, Anna Jane Rissmiller, has filed a petition for the appointment of viewers. It is at this stage of the proceedings that the Commonwealth is attempting to join the Borough…