Bigler v. Pennsylvania Canal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 15, May T., 1896, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Dauphin Co., Equity Docket No. 99, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for an injunction to restrain the taking of land. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing bill.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
The Pennsylvania Railroad and Pennsylvania Canal are located closely along side each other through the city of Harrisburg ; the streets of the city were carried over the canal by bridges and by grade crossings over the railroad; the structures over the canal were narrow and insufficient for the public; the crossings over the railroad were highly dangerous to both the public and the transportation company; the growth of the city in population and cumulation of traffic upon the railroad only increased the inconvenience and danger to the public. Under these…
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