Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1877

In re Road in Lewistown

In re Road in Lewistown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 11, 1877 · Agnew, Gordon, Mercur, Paxson, Sharswood, Sterrett, Woodward
84 Pa. 410; 1877 Pa. LEXIS 191

In re Road in Lewistown

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Gordon

delivered the opinion of the court,

In this case there was a view of the road or street which is the *411subject of controversy, on which there was a favorable report, and an assessment of damages in favor of George Blymyer of $833. A re-view was granted, on which there was a report unfavorable to the proposed way or street; and finally, on a re-re-view, the report was favorable to the road as first reported and located by the original view, and damages were found in favor of George Blymyer in the sum of $350. The court confirmed the first report, including the assessment of damages. This was wrong. The discretion of the court did not extend to a choice between the damages assessed by the first and last sets of viewers. The approval should have embraced the damages last assessed: Road in Bensalem Township, 2 Wright 368.

The order of the Court of Quarter Sessions is reversed, and the record is remitted with a procedendo.

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