Carpenter v. City of Lancaster

Citations

• 250 Pa. 541
• 95 A. 702
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 984

Syllabus

<p>Eminent domain — Municipalities—Streets—Opening of street— Damages — Construction of sewer.</p> <p>The appropriation of the land of private owners by a city for street purposes, includes the use of that land for all of the ordinary requirements of a municipality, such as the construction of sewers and the laying of gas and water pipes, and the subsequent use of the street for any such purpose cannot be regarded as the imposition of an additional servitude entitling the owner of the fee to additional compensation beyond that received for the opening of the street.</p>