Commonwealth v. Grove

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania June 3, 1918

Commonwealth v. Grove, 261 Pa. 504 (Pa. 1918)

104 A. 732; 1918 Pa. LEXIS 777

Brown, Frazer, Moschzisker, Stewart, Walling

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

By the repealing Act of March 15, 1911, P. L. 21, the duty of maintaining the two bridges involved in this proceeding were reimposed upon the County of Centre, and that duty continues to'rest upon it under Section 34 of the Act of May 31, 1911, P. L. 468: C ommonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. v. Bird, 253 Pa. 364.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name: Commonwealth ex rel. v. Grove
Cited By: 5 cases
Status: Published
Syllabus: Bridges — State highway — Duty of county to maintain — Condemnation of toll road — Acts of March 15,1911, P. L. 21, and May 81, 1911, P. L. 468 — County commissioners — Mandamus. 1. By the repealing of the Act of March 15, 1911, P. L. 21, the duty of maintaining county bridges located upon a State highway •was reimposed upon the county in which they are situate, and that duty continues upon the county under the Act of May 31, 1911, P. L. 468, and it is immaterial whether the bridge became a county bridge by proceedings under the Act of June 13, 1836, P. L. 551, or reverted to the county on condemnation of a turnpike. 2. Where the county commissioners failed to properly repair such bridges a mandamus compelling them to put same in good condition was properly awarded at the instance of the attorney general. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. v. Bird, 253 Pa. 364, followed.