Commonwealth v. Central Passenger Railway
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a quo warranto, issued October 2d 1865, on the suggestion of William M. Meredith, Esq., the Attorney-General, against The Central Passenger Railway Company of Philadelphia, to show by what warrant they exercised the franchises contained in the information, by which it is alleged that they claimed:— 1. To be of themselves a body politic and corporate, by the name of The Central Passenger Railway Company of the City of Philadelphia. 2. To construct a main line of road…
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This was a quo warranto, issued October 2d 1865, on the suggestion of William M. Meredith, Esq., the Attorney-General, against The Central Passenger Railway Company of Philadelphia, to show by what warrant they exercised the franchises contained in the information, by which it is alleged that they claimed:— 1. To be of themselves a body politic and corporate, by the name of The Central Passenger Railway Company of the City of Philadelphia. 2. To construct a main line of road or railway entering Broad street, in the city of Philadelphia, at a point north of Tioga street. 3. To construct a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, June 25th 1866, by
Strong, J.
It is of no importance to the present case that we should inquire whether the information, filed as it has been against the Central Passenger Railway Company by its corporate name, admits of record that it is a corporation de jure, for we are all of opinion that the plea sets forth sufficiently its corporate existence.
It is made to appear beyond doubt, that prior to the 28th day of July 1859, there was a corporation, created under the law, *511and authorized to construct and use an artificial road, at first a plank-road, and…
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