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PERLA v. COMMONWEALTH

392 Pa. 96 (1958)

Perla, Appellant, v. Commonwealth.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 24, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy A. Bowe, Jr., with him Donald D. Dolbin, for appellant.

John E. Lavelle, with him John R. Rezzolla, Jr., Chief Counsel, Frank M. Rhoda, Assistant Attorney General, Joseph M. Donnelly, Deputy Attorney General, and Thomas D. McBride, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and JONES, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, March 24, 1958:

The plaintiff was awarded $48,000 by a board of viewers as damages for the Commonwealth's appropriation of a portion of his property for use in the relocation and widening of a State highway route. The Commonwealth appealed the award to the court of common pleas. At the ensuing trial of the issue, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $35,000. Motions for...

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