Eminent domain — Damages — Appropriation of land — Construction of bridges and highways — Viewers — Consideration of damages from all or part of project.
Where the Public Utility Commission approves an application of the municipal authorities for the construction of a new bridge and highway approaches thereto, and lands of private owners are taken for the purpose of the improvements, the court of common pleas may appoint viewers to determine damages resulting from the construction of the highway approaches, without considering, at the same time, alleged consequential damages resulting from the completion of other parts of the general project, including the closing of the old bridge.
OPINION PER CURIAM, November 13, 1950:
Order affirmed on the opinion of the learned court below.