Lewistown & Reedsville Electric Railway Co. v. Mifflin County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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…
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