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· 2/11/1889

Harris v. Philadelphia

Citations

  • 2 Monag. 391
  • 16 A. 740
  • 1889 Pa. LEXIS 1380

Syllabus

<p>The measure of damages for mesne profits, in an action of ejectment to compel the removal of the mouth of a sewer from a city lot, is the injury to the rental value of the lot.</p> <p>It is inadmissible to prove speculative damages by evidence of what would be the rental value after the erection of a wharf.</p>

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