Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The purpose of this proceeding is to compel the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at its own cost, to remove the supports of its overhead crossing, in the Borough of Millerstown, from the highway, known as State Highway Route No. 214, which leads from Millers-town to Butler, in the County of Butler. This overhead crossing traverses the highway at an angle and its supporting bents narrow the roadway to about 17 feet. This is admittedly inadequate for the use of an improved highway such as is about to be constructed under the crossing. The railroad constructed the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ShoemakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad v. Philadelphia & Reading RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- City of Chester v. Balt. & P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
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