Pittsburg Railways Co. v. Pittsburg
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 150, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Allegheny Co., Third Term, 1909, No. 675, awarding preliminary injunction in case of Pittsburg Railways Company v. City of Pittsburg. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Swearingen, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in awarding preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The Mount Washington Street Railway Company is a corporation chartered under the general street railway acts of the commonwealth, and the Pittsburg & Castle Shannon Railroad Company was incorporated under the general railroad Act of April 4, 1868, P. L. 62. By leases dated respectively March 30, 1903, and August 25, 1905, the Pittsburg Railways Company became the lessee of these two companies. It was originally incorporated as the Surety Contract Company by the Act of May 25, 1871, P. L. 1170, and, under its present name, has accepted the provisions of the…
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