As a plaintiff, you often roam a long and weary road before you achieve your ultimate litigation goal: a judgment against a defendant. Now that you have your prize, what do you do with it? With any luck, the defendant recognizes the error of his or her ways and willingly pays you the full amount
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Judicial Code Provisions Do Not Automatically Apply in Eminent Domain, Says Commonwealth Court
By Dana Chilson on
Posted in Litigation, Municipal Law
On June 22, 2016, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided the case of Township of Millcreek v. Angela Cres Trust of June 25, 1998, 1725 C.D. 2015, which decided whether 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505 applies to eminent domain cases. Section 5505 provides, in pertinent part, “[e]xcept as otherwise provided or prescribed by law, a court…