Hines v. Kingston Coal Co.

Citations

• 186 Pa. 43
• 40 A. 151
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 957

Syllabus

<p>Land law — Roads—Patents.</p> <p>After the state has granted lands to abut on a public highway, it has no power to grant the soil of the highway to another person. The title of the original grantee extends to the middle of the highway, as in the case of ordinary private grants.</p> <p>It seems that there is no authority under the land law to patent lands appropriated to public highways.</p>