Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; John Rellstab, Judge. Suit in equity by the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
GRAY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree of the court below, dismissing a bill in equity, asking for an injunction and an award of damages. The bill of complaint alleges that complainant is a religious corporation and has been active as such since 1884, upon the lands and premises described in the bill.
That the defendant was incorporated in 1846 as a common carrier, with authority to lease, hold, and operate a line of railway in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, “and as such, at all the times hereinafter mentioned, has maintained and operated, and stili maintains and…
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- Bohm v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Muhlker v. New York & Harlem RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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