{"data":{"id":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2604","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"8 Pa.C.S. § 2604","heading":"Assessment of damages.","body":"(a) General rule.--The damages for the taking or injury of any property for use as a wharf, pier or bulkhead shall include full compensation for the value of the property taken or injured.\n(b) Partial taking.--If the property taken or injured shall constitute a part of a plant used as an entirety, the damage to the owner or tenant shall be assessed by taking the difference in market value of the plant as a whole, including buildings and all equipment installed and used in the plant, before and after taking or injury, and notwithstanding that part of the plant may be separated by a street or highway.","path":["Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS","PART I BOROUGHS","CHAPTER 26 WHARVES AND DOCKS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=08\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=26\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-04-02 (Statute Update stamp, 8 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:38Z","sha256":"9c1fc1d215531611b4e3cc180881c9a4e1465835289daf979b14e8df075959a3","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2603","next":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}