Penny Pot Landing ex rel. Northern Liberties v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a quo warranto to test tbe right of the city of Philadelphia to the franchise of taking toll and wharfage at the Penny Pot landing, alleged by the relators to be within the district of the Northern Liberties. This landing is an open space of ground on the east side of Front street, adjoining Yine street to the northward, containing 57 feet in breadth, and extending eastward to the river Delaware.
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This was a quo warranto to test tbe right of the city of Philadelphia to the franchise of taking toll and wharfage at the Penny Pot landing, alleged by the relators to be within the district of the Northern Liberties. This landing is an open space of ground on the east side of Front street, adjoining Yine street to the northward, containing 57 feet in breadth, and extending eastward to the river Delaware. It was alleged by the city to be a part of Yine street, which they aver is here 107 feet wide. Two issues of facts were raised by the pleadings: 1. Is Penny Pot landing within the corporate…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Chambers, J.
The corporation of the city of Philadelphia are called upon, by writ of quo warranto, issued by this court, to show by what right they exercise the franchise of taking toll and W’harfage at a place called the Penny Pot landing, which is alleged by the relators to be within the district of the Northern Liberties. This landing is a space of ground on the Delaware river, and part of or adjoining Yine street, and which is claimed by the city as within her corporate limits. For the exercise of the franchise claimed by the city of taking toll and…
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