Ahl v. Harrisburg etc. R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
FROM THE DECREE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, IN EQUITY. Nos. 53 July Term 1889 and 438 January Term 1889, Sup.
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FROM THE DECREE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, IN EQUITY. Nos. 53 July Term 1889 and 438 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 3 August Term 1884, C. P. in Equity. . On May 6, 1884, Q. P. Ahl filed a bill in equity against the Harrisburg & Potomac R. Co., T. W. Abl, C. W. Abl and P. A. Ahl, in substance averring: That P. A. Ahl, had contracted to build the Harrisburg & Potomac Railroad for, inter alia, $23,000 per mile, $18,000 in first mortgage bonds and $5,000 in stock. That prior to October 11,1877, he sub-let 4 miles and 942 feet between Langsdorf station and…
1Opinion of the Court
q. p. ahl’s appeal.
Opinion,
Me. Justice Williams:
The questions .involved in this controversy are questions of fact. We learn from the report of the master that the Harrisburg & Potomac Railroad Co. was organized, and the construction of its road undertaken, largely through the instrumentality of D. Y. Ahl and P. A. Ahl, his brother and business partner. In 1877, D. Y. Ahl was president of the company, and P. A. Ahl was the contractor, not only for the grading, but for furnishing"and laying the ties and rails. He had just finished one section, and nearly completed another, extending from…
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