Court Opinion

ID: 9752258
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 17:52:56.800516+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:27:11.943719
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*492TAMILIA, J.,
dissenting:
¶11 respectfully dissent. I believe the stipulated Order of May 13, 1988 must be read in conjunction with the September 7, 1957 grant of “free uninterrupted use, liberty and privilege of, and passage in and along, a certain street of thirty (30) feet in breadth, more or less, by five hundred and fifteen (515) feet in depth.” Reading the instruments in tandem, I believe the construction as to permissible use by the majority would limit the use by appellee to a narrow “roadway” of less than 30 feet in breadth, while permitting obstruction and limitation on use beyond the “roadway” by appellant. This is not a proper reading of the original grant and the stipulation. I agree with the trial court that so succinctly found appellant’s argument “to be totally frivolous and inconsistent with Pennsylvania law. Any reading of the 1957 right-of-way clearly establishes ... Plaintiffs’ predecessors in title[ ] conveyed to ... Defendant’s predecessor in title[ ] a thirty (30) foot right-of-way over property entirely owned by Plaintiffs’ predecessor in title, their heirs, and assigns. This Court believes it to be obvious that the entire thirty (30) foot width of the right-of-way must be kept free and clear of all impediments, whether or not the entire thirty (30) foot is actually paved or used for vehicular travel.” (Trial Court Opinion, Williamson, J., 4/18/00, at 2-3.)
¶ 2 I would affirm the trial court’s Order of April 18, 2000.