Scott v. Pittsburgh

Citations

• 266 Pa. 52
• 109 A. 603
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 497

Syllabus

<p>Road law — Opening of street — Municipalities—Agreement with abutting owner — Purpose of opening.</p> <p>1. Where a party has a legal right to do a given thing the courts will not inquire into his purpose in doing it.</p> <p>2. Hence, so long as a street is to be opened to the use of the public, no inquiry will be made into the municipality’s purpose in opening it.</p> <p>3. Opening a street for public use is not illegal because it was the result of an agreement with an abutting owner who will be largely benefited by and agrees to pay all damages assessed for the opening.</p>