Salem Township v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 22, March T., 1921, by Salem Township, from order and determination of the Public Service Commission, Complaint Docket No. 3512, in the case of State Highway Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Delaware, Lacka-wanna & Western Railroad Company and Public Service Commission, on appeal. Complaint of State Highway Department as to dangerous character of grade crossing in Salem Township, Luzerne County.
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Appeal, No. 22, March T., 1921, by Salem Township, from order and determination of the Public Service Commission, Complaint Docket No. 3512, in the case of State Highway Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Delaware, Lacka-wanna & Western Railroad Company and Public Service Commission, on appeal. Complaint of State Highway Department as to dangerous character of grade crossing in Salem Township, Luzerne County. The commission found the crossing to be dangerous and approved plans for the elimination of the same, as set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court, The Township of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
Salem Township complains of an order of the commission abolishing two grade crossings, one near each end of the village of Beech Haven in that township. The main street of the village is part of state highway route No. 4, and extends on a bow-shaped line, at each end of which the tracks of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad cross at grade. The state highway department filed a complaint with the Public Service Commission naming the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company as respondent and alleging that these two grade crossings were dangerous and should…
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