Reading & Southwestern Street Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

When the factual situation here involved is simplified and the immaterial matters eliminated, the legal questions seem to be without difficulty.

The Beading and Southwestern Street Railway Company (called Southwestern) owns some 5.5 miles of street railway, extending from Reading to Mohnton, which it rented to the United Traction Company. This lessee later assigned the lease to the Beading Street Railway Company (called Beading). The lease was for a term of 999 years and has approximately 950 years to run.

Beading, in addition to operating a street railway company, acquired…