Case Name: Road in Spring Garden and North Codorus Townships
Court: York County Court of Quarter Sessions
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1927
Citations: 10 Pa. D. & C. 562
Docket Number: No. 8
Parties: Road in Spring Garden and North Codorus Townships.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania District and County Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 562–563

Head Matter:
Road in Spring Garden and North Codorus Townships.
M. S. Niles, for petition; C. W. A. Roehow, contra.

Opinion:
Stock, J.
This matter involves an adjudication of the right and the discretion of the court to appoint re-reviewers.
The proceedings in this road case pertinent to a decision of the questions raised are as follows: On Aug. 24, 1926, a petition for a review was filed to No. 2, August Term, 1926, and the order to review granted, returnable to October Term, 1926. On Oct. 25, 1926, the time for filing the report was continued until the January Term, 1927. Jan. 5, 1927, the report of the reviewers was. filed and confirmed nisi. No exceptions were filed to this report, and on April 11, 1927, during the January Term, a petition for the appointment of re-reviewers was presented and filed.
The first question raised is: That this petition was filed before the time had expired within which exceptions may be filed to the report of the reviewers, and before their report was confirmed absolutely. That'this is irregular, and that no appointment can be made on said petition.
Where exceptions were filed to a report of re-reviewers, and at the same time a petition was presented for a re-re-review, it was held that it was not error to direct this petition to be filed to await the disposition, of the exceptions: Greenwood Township Road, 27 Pa. Superior Ct. 549-551. This is in effect what was done in the instant case, where the time for filing exceptions has been allowed to expire before action is taken on the petition for re-reviewers. This is not inconsistent with the ruling of this court, where it. was held irregular to appoint re-reviewers before the' exceptions to the previous proceeding had been disposed of: Seiple's Private Road, 8 D. & C. 303; 40 York Leg. Record, 5.
The second question raised is: That the court should refuse to appoint, re-reviewers in the exercise of its discretion. Section 5 of the Act of Feb. 17, 1860, P. L. 61, provides: "That it shall be the duty of the court, upon sufficient cause being shown by any person or persons affected by such report, . . . to appoint reviewers or re-reviewers."
In the instant case, both previous reports favored the laying out of the road. Ordinarily, that would be persuasive proof that a third hearing is unnecessary. However, in this case the petition for review is made by the Township of Spring Garden, acting in its corporate capacity through its board of township commissioners, pursuant to resolution adopted at a regular meet-' ing of said board. The reason for their action is the allegation that the road "is adjacent to the Codorus Creek, which frequently overflows its banks, and makes the maintenance of the road, if adopted, burdensome and extremely expensive."
It would, therefore, appear proper to allow the prayer of this petition in the interest of the public and of the taxpayers of Spring Garden Township.
And now, to wit, July 11, 1927, the petition for appointment of re-reviewers is received, and Herbert D. Smyser, Harry P. Peeling and E. E. Allen are appointed re-reviewers.
From Richard E. Cochran, York, Ra.