Legal Opinion

Dexter v. Pennsylvania Power Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 15, 1937No. Appeal, 219PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The plaintiffs brought an action of ejectment against the Pennsylvania Power Company, the appellant, to compel it to remove a power line from their farm.

The following controlling facts are not in dispute:

On January 6, 1917, Ella B. MacBride, mother of plaintiffs, sold the farm in question, located in Mercer County, to William H. Glessner, who executed and de livered to the vendor a purchase money mortgage, in the sum of $6,100. On April 11, 1928, Glessner and his wife, in consideration of $1, executed a deed to the appellant, giving it the right to construct and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Stanislaus Water Co. v. BachmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Harris's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Tide Water Pipe Co. v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Richmond v. BennettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  5. Grace Methodist Episcopal Church v. DobbinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Caruthers v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Vanderwerff v. Consumers Gas Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Vanderwerff v. Consumers Gas Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. Metropolitan Bond Co. v. Atlas Paste Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1963
  5. Ernst v. Kwik-Chek Realty Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1972

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