As amended through April 9, 2024
Rule 613 - Appeals to Court of Common Pleas(1) A party may appeal the Viewers' report to the Court of Common Pleas.(2) An appeal shall set forth the information required by 1-516 of the Eminent Domain Code.(3) No answer need be filed to an appeal.(4) Appeals shall automatically be placed at issue upon filing.(5) Appeals, except in municipal improvement assessment proceedings, shall be filed at the same docket number as the hearing before the Viewers and shall include in the caption as a "Sur No." a reference to the docket number at which the declaration of taking, if any, was filed in the manner set forth in Local 604(2).(6) Appeals in municipal improvement assessment proceedings shall be assigned new docket numbers. Reference to the docket number of the Viewers' Hearing shall be set forth in a separately numbered paragraph of such appeals.(7) The caption of an appeal shall identify the condemnee or the property owner as plaintiff and the condemnor or municipality as defendant.(8) The appealing party shall serve a copy of the appeal on all other parties and upon the Board of Viewers within five (5) days after filing. The appellant shall file proof of service of a copy of the appeal upon all parties.(9) An appeal raising objections other than or in addition to the amount of damages shall state in the caption under the designation of the docket number the following phrase in capital letters: INVOLVES OBJECTIONS OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO AMOUNT OF AWARD.(10) A party filing an appeal raising an objection other than or in addition to the amount of damages, shall obtain from the Eminent Domain Judge, or from any such Judge as the Administrative Judge may designate a date for argument of the legal questions raised by the appeal. The legal argument shall be heard by the Eminent Domain Judge or such other Judge as the Administrative Judge may designate. The appealing party shall promptly serve notice of the date obtained upon all other parties.Adopted October 4, 2006, effective 12/4/2006.