Franklin Township Road

Citations

• 54 Pa. Super. 293
• 1913 Pa. Super. LEXIS 58

Syllabus

<p>Road law — Opening road — Termini—Draft accompanying petition.</p> <p>1. Where a petition for the opening of a road designates the termini and also the location of the proposed road, and also has attached to it a draft which shows in detail the location of the road for the entire distance, and the order to the viewers and the viewers’ report show that the new road was laid out in accordance with the petition and the draft, an order of the quarter sessions confirming the report of the viewers will be reversed.</p> <p>2. It is fatal error to designate an intermediate point or points between the termini of a proposed road either in the petition or the order to viewers, or both.</p> <p>Road law — Opening road — Bond—Act of April 4,1907, P. L. 44•</p> <p>3. The Act of April 4, 1907, P. L. 44, requiring a bond to be filed on a petition to open a road, does not provide for sureties, and is therefore not void if two of the petitioners sign the bond as sureties.</p>