Pennsylvania R. R. v. Montgomery County Passenger Railway
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 139, July T., 1894, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1893, No. 1, dismissing bill in equity. Bill in equity to restrain the construction of a street railway.
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Appeal, No. 139, July T., 1894, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1893, No. 1, dismissing bill in equity. Bill in equity to restrain the construction of a street railway. The bill averred: 1. That the said company is a corporation of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania under an act entitled An act to incorporate the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, approved April 13, 1846, and became the owner of said road by virtue of proceedings under an act entitled “ An act for the sale of the main line of public works,” approved May 16, 1857. 2. The said plaintiff company has held,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
Our system of street passenger railways had its origin in the days of special legislation. Each company then had its own act of incorporation in which its route was described and its powers defined. These companies were confined to the cities and large towns of the state, and their ears were moved by horse power, and were a substitute for the omnibus and other vehicles devoted to the carriage of passengers which had been previously in common use. After the adoption of the new constitution the practice of separate legislation for each company became…
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