Erie & North-East Railroad v. Casey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a bill in equity filed in the Eastern District of the Supreme Court by tbe Erie and North-East Railroad Company, upon which tbe complainants moved for a special injunction.
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This was a bill in equity filed in the Eastern District of the Supreme Court by tbe Erie and North-East Railroad Company, upon which tbe complainants moved for a special injunction. The bill set forth tbe act of incorporation dated tbe 12th day of April, 1842. And that on the 9th of August, 1849, they commenced tbe construction of their railroad; and at that time tbe borough of Ei’ie was comprised between tbe streets now known as Parade, Chestnut, and Twelfth streets, and tbe harbour. That on the 15th April, 1851, tbe city of Erie was incorporated with extended limits. On tbe 1st of January,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lewis, C. J.
On the 19th of this month a bill was filed in the Eastern District, praying for an injunction to restrain the defendant from taking possession of the Erie and North-East Railroad, in pursuance of the Act of the 6th of October last. A rule was granted calling on him to show cause why a special injunction should not issue, returnable before the court at Philadelphia, on the first Monday in January next. At the same time, it was ordered by Mr. Justice Woodward, then at his chambers in the Eastern District, “ that an admonitory order issue (to…
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