McLain v. West Washington Borough

Citations

• 31 Pa. Super. 471
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 239

Syllabus

<p>Road law — Change of grade — Boroughs—National road — Act of May 24, 1878,P. L. 129. ■ '</p> <p>A borough is authorized to change, within the borough limits, the grade of a road which extends beyond the line of the borough, and which was not laid out by the authorities of the borough; and in such a case, an owner of property injured may have the damages ascertained under the provisions of the Act of May 24, 1878, P. L. 129. This rule applies to a street in a borough which is a part of the road known as the “National or Cumberland Road,” originally constructed by the United States Government.</p>