Eline v. Western Maryland Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 429, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from final order of C. P. Adams Co., Aug. T., 1914, No. 173, setting aside service of summons and quashing writ in case of Annie K. Eline v. Western Maryland Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries on a cause of action arising in York County. Rule to set aside service of- summons and to quash writ. Before Swope, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court quashed the writ.
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Appeal, No. 429, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from final order of C. P. Adams Co., Aug. T., 1914, No. 173, setting aside service of summons and quashing writ in case of Annie K. Eline v. Western Maryland Railway Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries on a cause of action arising in York County. Rule to set aside service of- summons and to quash writ. Before Swope, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court quashed the writ. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in quashing the writ.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The Western Maryland Railway Company, defendant, is a duly registered foreign corporation; York is its principal place of business in this State, as its registration certificate filed with the secretary of the Commonwealth declares, and its railroad is partially located in York County. The cause of action arose in York, but the suit was brought in Adams County, where the plaintiff avers the defendant “owned or leased and operated a certain railroad” and maintained “an office, depot and place of *206business.” On motion of the defendant, the writ was quashed; the…
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