Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Graham
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 242, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Bradford Co.; Sept. T., 1915, No. 2, on bill in equity in case of Lehigh Valley -Railroad Company v. James F. Graham. Bill in equity for an injunction.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 242, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Bradford Co.; Sept. T., 1915, No. 2, on bill in equity in case of Lehigh Valley -Railroad Company v. James F. Graham. Bill in equity for an injunction. Maxwell, P. J., filed the following opinion: The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company has its main passenger station at the extreme upper end of Towanda Borough: At which station all passengers and baggage upon incoming through trains, on its main line, are received and discharged. Also, the complainant has. a branch line, known as the Bowmans Creek Branch, which commences at…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The only question properly raised by the specifications of error in this case is whether a railroad company, having made an arrangement with a transfer company, or hackman to furnish at its passenger station, from time to time, all vehicles necessary for the accommodation of passengers arriving there on its trains, may legally exclude from its depot grounds or passenger station all other hackmen or expressmen coming to either for the purpose only of soliciting for themselves the custom or patronage of passengers. Mature consideration of this question, in the light of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Donovan v. Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. ScovillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Dingman v. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
- Boston & Albany Railroad v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce v. TorquatoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Canary Taxicab Co. v. Terminal Railroad Ass'nSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927
- Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Pennsylvania R. R. v. Harrisburg Taxicab & Baggage Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1923
- Compton v. International Harvester Co. of America, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1928
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.