Easton Transit Co.'s Petition
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 147, Jan. T., 1921, by Jacob S. Lapp et al., citizens, from decree of C. P. Northampton Co., June T., 1920, No. 1, on petition of street railway company to surrender part of its franchises, In re Petition of Easton Transit Company. Petition by Easton Transit Company for permission to surrender its charter power to operate a street railway from Country Club Junction northwardly into the borough of Nazareth.
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Appeal, No. 147, Jan. T., 1921, by Jacob S. Lapp et al., citizens, from decree of C. P. Northampton Co., June T., 1920, No. 1, on petition of street railway company to surrender part of its franchises, In re Petition of Easton Transit Company. Petition by Easton Transit Company for permission to surrender its charter power to operate a street railway from Country Club Junction northwardly into the borough of Nazareth. Before Stewart, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court entered a decree in accordance With the prayer of the petition: See 17 Northampton Co. R. 244.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
The Easton Transit Company filed a petition in the court below, under the Act of April 9, 1856, P. L. 293, for permission to surrender its charter right to operate a railway over a designated portion of its line; protests were filed by many individuals, including appellants, and by the supervisors of the townships affected; a hearing was had and a final decree entered granting the prayer of the petition. These appellants, in their individual capacity, are the only ones who have appealed, and the single point necessary to be now decided is whether they have a…
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