McElwee v. SEPTA’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “Thomas and John [McElwee] testified that 20% of their business was walk-in customers from the neighborhood ... [Appellees] did not present any documentary evidence to support this estimate of walk-in business. * * * Although [Appellees] claim “no supplier could deliver goods to the [their] business,” the record belies this assertion. [Appellee] John McElwee testified that, at most, there was one example of a supplier who may have come out to the business but could not make the delivery; the supplier returned the next day. [Appellees] claim they lost customers because they could not meet deadlines due to the difficulty in getting supplies, however there was never a time when a delivery could not be made. * * * [Appellees] allege their right to reasonable ingress and egress was denied. However, [they] were always able to access their property. * * * [Appellees] presented evidence that their business slowed down during the time of the construction; however, they failed to demonstrate that the closing of the business was a direct and necessary consequence of the construction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas A. McElwee & Son, Inc. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority