Com. v. East Bangor Consolidated Slate Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 34, May T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., June T., 1892, No. 407, for plaintiff, on appeal from tax settlement. Appeal from tax settlement. The facts appear by the opinion of tbe Supreme Court. Error assigned was entry of judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The corporation defendant was chartered in 1882 for the purpose of “ mining, quarrying, manufacturing and selling slate and slate products.” Its capital stock is $262,500, of which $222,500 is invested in land underlaid with slate, from which its supply is taken: and the balance of $40,000 is invested in buildings and machinery used in the preparation of the slate for .market.
The case was tried by the court without a jury, and the findings of fact relating to the business of the company are:
“The business done by it is of the following kind: It takes large blocks of…
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