Kittanning Borough v. American Natural Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 222, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Armstrong Co., June T., 1911, No. 213, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Kittanning Borough v. American Natural Gas Company, a corporation. Assumpsit to recover license fees. Before Cameron, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court and in Kittanning Boro. v. Nat. Gas Co., 239 Pa. 210. Verdict for plaintiff for $3,354.90 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 222, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Armstrong Co., June T., 1911, No. 213, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Kittanning Borough v. American Natural Gas Company, a corporation. Assumpsit to recover license fees. Before Cameron, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court and in Kittanning Boro. v. Nat. Gas Co., 239 Pa. 210. Verdict for plaintiff for $3,354.90 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were instructions to the jury, answers to points, the refusal of the court to direct a verdict for defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
It is time for this litigation to come to an end. The case has been pending in the court below for several years and this is the.second time it has been before the Supreme Court on appeal. As disclosed by the record *67the evidence relating to the cost of inspection is meagre and unsatisfactory, all of which was pointed out when the case was here before, but for some reason the parties themselves agreed to stand by their guns upon the testimony offered at the former trial. One week prior to the last trial counsel for the respective parties entered into an agreement…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Borough of New HopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Kittanning Borough v. American Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co v. New HopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
3Cited by4 opinions
- Rock v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- City of Pittsburgh v. StrengSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Bethlehem Poster Advertising & Sign Corp. v. City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1922
- Commonwealth v. Bradley, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1940