Kinnear v. Scenic Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 4, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1908, No. 728, on bill in equity in case of James W. Kinnear v. Scenic Railways Company of America. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Frazer, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 4, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1908, No. 728, on bill in equity in case of James W. Kinnear v. Scenic Railways Company of America. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Frazer, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered a decree: That the Scenic Railways Company of America, the defendant, its officers, agents, servants and employees be, and they are hereby permanently restrained and enjoined from interfering with or attempting to remove from the property upon which the same is located,…
1Opinion of the Court
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Mr. Justice Mesteezat,
A corporation, whose name was subsequently changed to Luna Park Company, was incorporated February 1, 1905, “ for the purpose of maintaining and operating a park for the amusement, entertainment and recreation of the public.” By deed dated January 18, 1905, the company purchased a tract of land in the thirteenth ward of the city of Pittsburg, containing between sixteen and seventeen acres, on which it erected a number of buildings, improvements and devices, which were used for amusement purposes during the summers of the years 1906, 1907 and 1908. To secure the…
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