Williams v. Ladew
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 118, Jan. T., 1894, by-defendants, Edward P. Ladew et al., trading as Fayerweatlier & Ladew, from decree of C. P. Bedford Co., awarding preliminary injunction on bill in equity by plaintiffs, Harvey C. Williams et al. Bill to restrain construction of water tunnel.
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Appeal, No. 118, Jan. T., 1894, by-defendants, Edward P. Ladew et al., trading as Fayerweatlier & Ladew, from decree of C. P. Bedford Co., awarding preliminary injunction on bill in equity by plaintiffs, Harvey C. Williams et al. Bill to restrain construction of water tunnel. The bill Averred that in 1869 a tunnel was constructed in plaintiffs’ land for the purpose of mining coal, and that a considerable stream of water began to flow through said tunnel, the sources of which stream were various unknown underground currents which were intersected and collected by said tunnel; that prior to…
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Mr. Justice Dean,.In the year 1893, the defendants, who operate a large tannery near Everett, Bedford county, began the construction of a tunnel upon their own land to procure a supply of water for their tanning operations; The plaintiffs thereupon filed this bill, averring that they are informed and believe that the object *287of defendants in constructing the-new tunnel is to intersect a water-way tunnel upon their land, and to divert the water from this last mentioned tunnel to defendants’ use, to the damage of plaintiffs, and praying for an injunction to restrain the defendants from…
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