Oliver v. Thompson's Run Bridge Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 26, Oct. T., 1899, by plaintiffs, from decree of O. P. No. 2, Allegheny County, July T., 1898, No. 843, on bill in equity, in case of William Oliver et al. v. Thompson’s Run Bridge Company. Bill in equity for an injunction. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was the decree dismissing bill.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The injunction prayed for in the court below was to restrain *345the Thompson’s Run Bridge Company from entering upon plaintiffs’ land for the purpose of constructing a bridge over Thompson’s run. According to the findings of the court, justified by the testimony, “ Thompson’s run is a small stream in a valley some 350 feet wide, with high and precipitous hills on either side. The stream is liable to flood during heavy rains, and to back water from the river at high stages. The bridge is a wooden trestle bridge extending from hill to hill, a distance ol about 350 feet,…
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