Commonwealth v. New York, L. E. & W. R. Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County
Nos. 21, 34 May Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 81 January Term 1890, C. P. To the number and term of the court below, from an account settled by the auditor general and state treasurer against the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad' Company, for tax on scrip, bonds and certificates of indebtedness, under § 4, act of June 30, 1885, P. L. 194, for the year ending the first Monday of November, 1888, to wit: Nominal value of scrip, bonds and certificates of…
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Nos. 21, 34 May Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 81 January Term 1890, C. P. To the number and term of the court below, from an account settled by the auditor general and state treasurer against the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad' Company, for tax on scrip, bonds and certificates of indebtedness, under § 4, act of June 30, 1885, P. L. 194, for the year ending the first Monday of November, 1888, to wit: Nominal value of scrip, bonds and certificates of indebtedness, owned by residents of Pennsylvania, .... $78,573,485.10 Tax, three mills, . . . . . 235,719.46 Deduct treasurer’s…
1Opinion of the Court
commonwealth’s appeal.
2Per curiam
We are unable to sustain any of the commonwealth’s assignments of error to the findings of fact by the learned judge of the court below. Such findings are entitled to the weight of the verdict of a jury: Commonwealth v. Railroad Co., 37 Leg. Int. 407; Commonwealth v. Railroad Co., post, 74, decided herewith, and have not been shown to have been incorrect. With the facts thus found, the conclusions of law of the court below necessarily follow. None of the assignments is sustained.
Judgment affirmed.
dependant’s appeal.
Per Curiam :
This case is ruled by Commonwealth v.…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Lehigh Valley R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Commonwealth v. New York, L. E. & W. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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