Lancaster County v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 142, Oct. T., 1921, by County of Lancaster, from order of tbe Public Service Commission of tbe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in tbe matter of tbe complaint of Eli D. Wenger et al. v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Complaint Docket, No. C2674. ■ Appeal from tbe order of tbe Public Service Commission ordering tbe alteration and relocation of a bridge carrying tbe tracks of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company over State Highway Route, No. 137, in Caernarvon…
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Appeal, No. 142, Oct. T., 1921, by County of Lancaster, from order of tbe Public Service Commission of tbe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in tbe matter of tbe complaint of Eli D. Wenger et al. v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Complaint Docket, No. C2674. ■ Appeal from tbe order of tbe Public Service Commission ordering tbe alteration and relocation of a bridge carrying tbe tracks of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company over State Highway Route, No. 137, in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, and apportioning the costs between the railroad company and the municipal corporations concerned.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
The question is whether Lancaster County is liable to assessment by the Public Service Commission in a pro*498ceeding for the reconstruction of a crossing of state highway route No. 137 by an overhead railroad pursuant to section 12, article 5, of the Public Service Company Law as amended. On March 7,1919, several hundred residents of Lancaster County filed a complaint with the commission complaining that the crossing in question located in Caernarvon Township in that county was dangerous to travel and required the consideration of the commission. On April 23,1919, the…
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