Pennsylvania Railroad v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 188, Oct. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from order of Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Docket No'. 627 and 881, 1916, in case of Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Petitions of Paul H. Barnes and the Neighborhood Club protesting against the closing of gates in the fence between the tracks at Bala station and Cynwyd station of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
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Appeal, No. 188, Oct. T., 1917, by plaintiff, from order of Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Docket No'. 627 and 881, 1916, in case of Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Petitions of Paul H. Barnes and the Neighborhood Club protesting against the closing of gates in the fence between the tracks at Bala station and Cynwyd station of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The material averments of the petitions and answers and a summary of the evidence are set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
Cynwyd and Bala are suburban settlements about a half mile apart, in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, along the line of the Schuylkill Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which operates a double track railroad through them and maintains at each place a station and ticket office. At Bala the railroad, tracks are laid in a cut, over which, City avenue, the boundary line between Philadelphia and Bala, is carried by an overhead bridge. On both sides of the railroad there are uncovered stairways leading from the station level to the bridge above. These are…
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