Pennsylvania R. v. Lippincott
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nos. 180, 181, 182, January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; Court below, No. 58 September Term 1884, No. 32 Mareli Term 1885, No. 80 March Term 1883, C. P. No. 4.‘ No. 127 January Term 1887, Sup.
Read the full summary
Nos. 180, 181, 182, January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; Court below, No. 58 September Term 1884, No. 32 Mareli Term 1885, No. 80 March Term 1883, C. P. No. 4.‘ No. 127 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; No. 258 September Term 1882, C. P. No. 2. These cases below were several actions on the case by Joshua W. Lippincott and Eliza G. Lippincott, his wife, in right of said wife, The Church of the Covenant in the city of Philadelphia, Ellen Y. Sterner, administratrix of Edward Y. Sterner, and George W. Hunter, brought against the Pennsylvania Railroad company — the first three, in the order of the title…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Gordon :
The above named three several cases involving, as they do, similar facts and principles of law and having been argued together, we dispose of in one opinion. The actions are case, and the plaintiffs, who own property on the north side of Filbert street, in the city of Philadelphia, severally complain, that the Pennsylvania Railroad company, being a corporation duly chartered under the laws of this state, and invested with the privilege of taking private property for its corporate use, did, 'on the first day of May, 1881, construct, as an extension of its system of…
2Cited by43 opinions
- Gardner v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission v. ColburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Pennsylvania R. v. MarchantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Robb v. Carnegie Bros., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County1891
38 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.