Folkenson v. Borough of Easton

Citations

• 116 Pa. 523
• 8 A. 869
• 1887 Pa. LEXIS 419

Syllabus

<p>1. The act of May 24, 1878, P. L. 129, providing for the assessment of damages where streets and alleys in boroughs are changed in grade of location, is not retroactive so as to authorize the recovery of damages for injuries sustained prior to the constitution of 1874.</p> <p>2. Whether the statute of limitations is a bar to proceedings for the recovery of damages caused by the change of grade of a borough street made more than six years before, not decided.</p>