NIXON, J., January 29, 1952.
The Pennsylvania Constitution, art. XVI, sec. 8, does not provide the right to appeal from an assessment of benefits where there has been no taking of or damage to the property affected. A sewer assessment is not an act of eminent domain, but is a special tax imposed upon the properties benefited by the improvement. The right of appeal from such assessments is purely statutory, and in these cases this right is granted by section 1945 of...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
