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· 1/3/1911

Daughters of the American Revolution v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

  • 229 Pa. 636
  • 79 A. 127
  • 1911 Pa. LEXIS 545

Syllabus

<p>Deeds — Boundaries—Street—Vacation of street.</p> <p>' Where the grantor in a deed describes one of the boundaries of the land as a street “as at present located by the city, of a width of sixty feet, but not yet opened,” and reserves to himself the exclusive-right to represent the land in all proceedings looking to the opening of the street thus described, and subsequently the city repeals the ordinance locating the street, the grantee in the deed has no interest or easement in the street, nor in the land within the line of the same as originally located, but never opened.</p>

Judges: Brown, Ctjeiam, Fell, Mestrezat, Moschzisker, Potter, Stewart

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