Erie Railroad Co. v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 9, March. T., 1921, by plaintiff, from report and order of tbe Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania in tbe case of tbe Motor Club of Lackawanna County v. Erie Railroad Company, Complaint Docket No. 2642. Complaint that existing grade crossing on Erie Railroad Company over State Highway Route No. 168 in tbe Borough of Elmhurst, Lackawanna County is dangerous and should be abolished.
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Appeal, No. 9, March. T., 1921, by plaintiff, from report and order of tbe Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania in tbe case of tbe Motor Club of Lackawanna County v. Erie Railroad Company, Complaint Docket No. 2642. Complaint that existing grade crossing on Erie Railroad Company over State Highway Route No. 168 in tbe Borough of Elmhurst, Lackawanna County is dangerous and should be abolished. The commission made the following report and order: The grade crossing complained of in this case is where State Highway Route No. 168 crosses two tracks of the Erie Railroad Company in Elmhurst…
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Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
This is an appeal from the order of The Public Service Commission directing, the abolition of a grade crossing at a point where State Highway No. 168, in Lackawanna County, crosses a branch of the Erie Railroad Company in the Borough of Elmhurst. The proceeding was initiated by the Motor Club of Lackawanna County; the complaint being that the crossing is dangerous. Hearings were had' at different times by the commission, evidence was taken bearing on the subject, and a final order was made August 10, 1920, abolishing the crossing in accordance with the revised plans…
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