Hoffman v. Susquehanna River & Western Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 26, March T., 1910, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Perry Co., Jan. T., 1910, No. 11, on bill in equity in case of Jacob S. Hoffman v. Susquehanna River & Western Railroad Company and James Bell et al. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Shull, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was decree awarding an injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The appellant operates a railroad from Duncannon to Bloomfield in Perry county. The road was constructed about twenty years ago and has been in operation for that period. The track crosses the farm of the appellee and at two points thereon about 1,500 feet apart bridges span the Little Juniata creek which describes a bend through the plaintiff’s land. At a meeting of the board of directors of the defendant company held November 20, 1909, a resolution was adopted reciting that it would be for the benefit of the company that its lines at Hoffman and Roddy stations be…
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