Jamison v. Cumberland County

Citations

• 234 Pa. 621
• 83 A. 582
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 697

Syllabus

<p>Road law — Stale roads — Liability of county — Change of grade.</p> <p>1. A county is not liable for damages resulting from a change of grade of a township road reconstructed by the state highway department under the Act of May 1,1905, P. L. 318, after the passage of the Act of June 8, 1907, P. L. 505.</p> <p>2. The fact that thé improvement had its inception, and the contract for the work was let under the Act of 1905, prior to the amendment of 1907, eliminating the right to recover for a change of grade, does not serve to help an owner of land claiming damages from the county for a change of grade, inasmuch as no liability attached or right vested until the actual physical change of grade occurred.</p>