Gaw v. Bristol & Bridgewater Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 273, Jan. T., 1899,' by Henry L. Gaw, Jr., from decree of C. P. Bucks Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 2, in equity, refusing an in-' junction, in case of Henry L. Gaw v. Bristol & Bridgewater Railroad Company. Bill in equity for an injunction.
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Appeal, No. 273, Jan. T., 1899,' by Henry L. Gaw, Jr., from decree of C. P. Bucks Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 2, in equity, refusing an in-' junction, in case of Henry L. Gaw v. Bristol & Bridgewater Railroad Company. Bill in equity for an injunction. The facts were found-by Yerres, P. J., as follows: FINDINGS OF FACTS-. 1. The plaintiff; Henry L. Gaw, Jr., is the owner in fee of a tract of land in Bristol township, Bucks county, fronting on the north side of the Frankford and Bristol turnpike road, and-extending to-the middle thereof for a distance of about 1,250'-feet, between the east bank of…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bbown,
The appellee, the Bristol and Bridgewater Railroad Company, was incorporated under the act of assembly of April 4, 1868, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a railroad in the county of Bucks. The articles of association designated, as required by the act, “ the places from and to which the road is to be constructed, maintained and operated,” as well as its length, “ as near as may be.” The proposed road, as located by the company, passes for a distance of about 1,250 feet over the land of Henry L. Gaw, Jr., fronting on the north side of the…
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