Germantown Passenger Ry. Co. v. Citizens Passenger Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 163, July T., 1891, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 4, of Pbila. Co., March T., 1891, No. 407, awarding injunction at suit of Germantown Pass. Ry. Co. and Peoples Pass. Ry. Co. Bill in equity to restrain laying of street railway tracks.
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Appeal, No. 163, July T., 1891, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 4, of Pbila. Co., March T., 1891, No. 407, awarding injunction at suit of Germantown Pass. Ry. Co. and Peoples Pass. Ry. Co. Bill in equity to restrain laying of street railway tracks. The bill averred that the Germantown Passenger Railway Co. was authorized by act of April 21, 1858, P. L. 494, to lay tracks on Germantown turnpike road after obtaining consent of turnpike company, which consent it obtained by purchase. The Peoples Passenger Railway Co. were lessees. The bill prayed for injunction to restrain extension of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Stebbett,
This bill was filed by the Germantown Passenger Railway Co. and its lessee, The Peoples Passenger Railway Co., against appellant company to restrain it from laying any railroad track on -and along Germantown avenue, formerly “ Germantown road,” from a point-feet north of Tenth and Cumberland streets—where said Tenth street connects with said avenue, to Indiana street, a distance of about two thousand feet.
After referring to the charter of the Germantown Passenger Railway Co. and setting forth its right and that of its lessee to maintain and operate the railway…
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