Scranton City v. Peoples Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 165, 166, 167 and 168, Jan. T., 1922, by Peoples Gas Go., John G. Hayes, Frank P. Christian and Janies Pearn, from order of O. P. Lackawanna Go., Oct. T., 1916, No. 14, in contempt, in case of City of Scranton v. Peoples Goal Go. Petition for attachment for contempt of court. Before Maxby, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Order adjudging respondents in contempt.
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Appeals, Nos. 165, 166, 167 and 168, Jan. T., 1922, by Peoples Gas Go., John G. Hayes, Frank P. Christian and Janies Pearn, from order of O. P. Lackawanna Go., Oct. T., 1916, No. 14, in contempt, in case of City of Scranton v. Peoples Goal Go. Petition for attachment for contempt of court. Before Maxby, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Order adjudging respondents in contempt. Peoples Gas Go., John G. Hayes, Frank P. Christian and James Pearn took separate appeals. Error msigned, inter alia, was order, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
The City of Scranton, which is statutorily charged with the duty of keeping the streets of the municipality reasonably safe for public travel, filed a bill in equity against the Peoples Coal Company, alleging that to permit any more coal to be mined from under certain of those streets would result in a sinking of the surface, en*66dangering life and property, and subjecting tbe city to a very heavy expense. The case was so proceeded with that a preliminary injunction was granted as follows:
“Pending final disposition of the case, except as hereinafter stated, special…
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