Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 5629. Appeals by adverse claimants

(a) In case any of said claimants shall appeal from the award of said viewers, the county commissioners, upon filing in the court and having approved thereby a bond in double amount of said award to the said owners and claimants for the benefit of the persons owning said land, property or materials, with at least two sufficient sureties conditioned for the payment by the county of such an amount as the owner or owners shall be entitled to receive for said ground when the same shall have been finally ascertained by due course of law, may lawfully enter upon and take possession of said land, property or materials.

(b) The said court shall thereupon proceed to determine the estates and interest of said claimants in said land, property or material, as is hereinbefore provided when the valuation money is paid into court. Said proceeding shall be finally determined before the issue framed upon the said appeal shall be tried, and if it be determined that the party appellant has no estate or interest in said land, property or materials, his appeal shall be disallowed.