Legal Opinion
In re Private Road of Brubaker
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 1976No. Appeal, No. 18 Tr. Dkt. 1975PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
By an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Union County dated September 18, 1841, after considering the petition of Philip Ruhl, a private road was established in Buffalo Township leading from the farm then owned by Philip Ruhl to a public road connecting Lewisburg to Buffalo Crossroads. The order was silent as to the width of the road.
The Philip Ruhl farm was subsequently conveyed to Noah M. Brubaker and Hilda S. Brubaker, his wife, (Brubakers) Appellees herein. On March 6, 1970, the Brubakers, by petition, sought the appointment of viewers for the purpose of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Smith v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- New Hanover RoadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
- Case of Spring Garden StreetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833
- Powers v. KlenzieMontana Supreme Court · 1895
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