Hicks v. Williamsport

Citations

• 235 Pa. 509
• 84 A. 435
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 577

Syllabus

<p>Hoad law — Change of grade — Physical change — Authority of councils.</p> <p>Damages are not recoverable for a change of grade of a street until the actual work on the ground is begun. It is the physical change and not the mere establishment of the grade on the official plan that gives the right, and such grading must be done only by the authority of the city councils exercised in the manner prescribed by law. Work done by a street commissioner without authority of a city ordinance does not constitute a legal change of grade which will confer upon the owner of abutting property a right for damages.</p>