Scranton Elec. L. & H. Co. v. Scranton Ill. H. & P. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY, IN EQUITY. No 310 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 4 ‘October Term 1886, C. P. in equity.
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FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY, IN EQUITY. No 310 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 4 ‘October Term 1886, C. P. in equity. On September 30,1886, The Scranton Electric Light & Heat Company filed a bill in equity against The Scranton Illuminating, Heat & Power Company, praying for a special injunction, to be made permanent on final hearing, restraining the defendant company from furnishing electric light to the city of Scranton and from interfering with the rights of the plaintiff company; lor further and other relief. On October 18, 1886, a special injunction,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Chief Justice Gobdon :
The Scranton Electric Light & Heat Company which, in the case in hand, seeks to restrain the defendant from furnishing electric light to the citizens of Scranton, was chartered on May 20, 1884, under the act of April 29, 1874, “ for the purpose of furnishing light and heat to the city of Scranton and suburbs, and the inhabitants thereof.” Soon after the organization of this company the stock thereof was purchased by the president of the Gas & Water Company, in order, as the counsel for the appellant alleges, that “ the two companies might work in harmony, and…
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