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O'Brien v. P. S. V. R.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 12, 1888No. 125PublishedCited by 12 opinions

ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 125 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 108 March Term 1886. On February 18, 1886, Jobanna O’Brien, executrix of the last will and testament of Jeremiah O’Brien, deceased, brought an action in case against the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad Company to recover damages for injuries caused to real estate of said deceased in the borough of Conshohocken, by the construction of the roadway of the…

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ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 125 January Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 108 March Term 1886. On February 18, 1886, Jobanna O’Brien, executrix of the last will and testament of Jeremiah O’Brien, deceased, brought an action in case against the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad Company to recover damages for injuries caused to real estate of said deceased in the borough of Conshohocken, by the construction of the roadway of the company through said borough. At the trial on September 21, 1887, testimony was introduced showing that prior to November…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion,

Mr. Justice Clark :

This action on the case was brought by Johanna O’Brien, executrix of the last will and testament of Jeremiah O’Brien, deceased, to recover damages for an alleged consequential injury to certain real property of said Jeremiah O’Brien, in Conshohocken, arising out of the location and construction of the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad. The railroad, which was located upon the company’s own ground, runs through Conshohocken, in a northwesterly direction, parallel with, but north of, Marble street, crossing at right angles Maple, Oak, Forrest and Fayette…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Beale v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
  2. Wadhams v. Lackawanna & Bloomsburg RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862
  3. Buckwalter v. Black Rock Bridge CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pane v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Change of Grade in Plan 166Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
  3. Yarbrough v. Polar Ice & Fuel Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1948
  4. Butler County Commissioners' PetitionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Standard Plate Glass Co. v. Butler Water Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1897

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