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In re Condemnation by the Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
In re Condemnation by the Commonwealth, 129 Pa. Commw. 581 (1989)
566 A.2d 631; 1989 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 716
Colins, Crumlish, Doyle

In re Condemnation by the Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) appealed an order of the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, which concluded that DOT’s taking of the property of the Estate of Julia F. Rochez was excessive.

A panel of Judges of this Court affirmed the common pleas court’s order and remanded for a determination of damages. (Doyle, J., concurring and dissenting).

We subsequently granted reconsideration of our decision.*5821 In the opinion accompanying the May 17, 1989 order, it was stated that the building on the property in question had been leveled. Upon reconsideration, a review of the record reveals that while DOT had condemned the entire building, the building itself was left standing.

Although the original decision contained a misstatement of fact, we find that the misstatement is not material to the outcome of the case. We therefore amend the prior opinion of the panel to correct this misstatement and confirm our prior order in Estate of Rochez, 126 Pa.Commonwealth Ct. 59, 558 A.2d 605 (1989).

ORDER

This Court’s May 17, 1989 order in the above-captioned matter is confirmed and the order of the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, No. GD-84-6940, dated August 3, 1988, is affirmed.

. Due to the untimely death of Senior Judge Kalish, the case was submitted for reconsideration to Judges Doyle and Colins, who originally heard oral argument in this matter, and was submitted on the briefs to President Judge Crumlish, Jr., for his consideration as a member of the panel.

Concurring in Part

DOYLE, Judge,

concurring and dissenting.

Respectfully, I would simply readopt my concurring and dissenting opinion as was filed in Estate of Rochez, 126 Pa.Commonwealth Ct. 59, 558 A.2d 605 (1989).

Reference

Full Case Name
In re Condemnation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, of Right of Way for Legislative Route 1021, Section 1B, a Limited Access Highway, in the City of Pittsburgh. In re ESTATE OF Julia F. ROCHEZ, by Edward Goslin Appeal of COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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