Friedman v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

This is an appeal by Steven Friedman, d/b/a Fox Shirt Shops, and Martin Friedman (Appellants) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which sustained the preliminary objections of the City of Philadelphia (City) to their petition for appointment of viewers to assess condemnation damages. The common pleas court found that Appellants’ petition failed to allege facts sufficient to state a de facto taking and dismissed their petition. We reverse.

In August, 1982, Appellants filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County a…