Philadelphia v. Ginhart

Citations

• 48 Pa. Super. 648
• 1912 Pa. Super. LEXIS 427

Syllabus

<p>Road, law — Paving—Original pavement- — Widened• street.</p> <p>1. Where after a street has been paved, the city widens it by the addition of a number of feet, the abutting property owners are liable to pay for the cost of the new paving of the widened part, and it is immaterial that a portion of the street may be occupied by the tracks of a steam railroad and a street railway if the new paving does not include the part of the street occupied by the rails. If it appears that the property was not rural the assessment upon the abutting property is to be made according to the foot front rule.</p> <p>2. The mere fact that an improvement of a street may be of general benefit to the municipality, does not relieve abutting property from assessment if it be specifically benefited.</p>