Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad v. Peterson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 62, April T., 1914, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1911, No. 760, on bill in equity in case of Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Company v. George W. Peterson. Bill in equity to declare an agreement invalid and for an injunction.
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Appeal, No. 62, April T., 1914, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1911, No. 760, on bill in equity in case of Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Company v. George W. Peterson. Bill in equity to declare an agreement invalid and for an injunction. Macfarlane,. J., found the facts to be as follows: 1. The McKeesport & Belle Vernon Railroad Company on or about April 10, 1889, gave to defendant an agreement dated April 10,1889, stipulating in consideration of $1.00 “that it will continuously hereafter transport over the line of the first party’s railroad the party of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The decree under review first declares the instrument purporting to be an agreement between the defendant and the McKeesport & Belle Yernon Railroad Company to be invalid; second, enjoins the defendant from instituting any further suits against the plaintiff under and upon the same; third, enjoins the defendant from proceeding to collect the judgments already obtained upon it before a justice of the peace. After due consideration of the evidence and the arguments of counsel, our conclusion is, that the first six assignments of error should be overruled, and that the…
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