Legal Opinion

Lewistown & Reedsville Electric Railway Co. v. Mifflin County

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 12, 1925No. Appeal, 306Published

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Many years ago Mifflin County, defendant, built an iron bridge over the Juniata River. About 1902, the Lewistown & Reedsville Electric Railway Company, plaintiff and appellant, laid its tracks on this structure and began operating its cars thereover. During the period of occupancy, the company, by agreement, made annual payments to the county for the use of the bridge. In 1922, the latter determined to replace the old bridge by a wholly new one of concrete, which was intended and designed for street railway, pedestrian and vehicular use. On its completion, plaintiff company…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reading City Passenger Railway Co. v. Berks CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  2. Citizens' Traction Co. v. ShafferSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  3. Citizens Traction Co. v. Venango County CommissionersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

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