Munhall v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, No. 73 and 74. Case by William Munhall against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, and by Jackson & Brother against the same defendants. These two actions were of like character, and depending upon like proofs, and by consent of the parties, were tried together in the court below.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, No. 73 and 74. Case by William Munhall against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, and by Jackson & Brother against the same defendants. These two actions were of like character, and depending upon like proofs, and by consent of the parties, were tried together in the court below. They were actions against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for conspiracy and injuring the plaintiffs, respectively, in their…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
These two cases were argued together. They involve the same questions. The court below ordered a compulsory nonsuit in each case, and refused to take off the judgments.
They are actions on the case against the defendants for conspiracy and injury to the plaintiffs respectively, in their business. The latter were engaged in the transportation of crude oil, in boats and barges down the Allegheny river, from the oil regions of Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh. The Allegheny Valley Railroad Company was engaged in transporting it by rail. The crude oil was brought to Pittsburgh by both modes, principally…
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