Erie Railroad v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 10 and 11, March T., 1921, by Erie Railroad Company, from the orders of the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Nos. 3233 and 3235, on complaints of the State Highway Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Erie Railroad Company. Complaint of State Highway Department as to dangerous character of crossings on State Highway Route No. 196. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 10 and 11, March T., 1921, by Erie Railroad Company, from the orders of the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Nos. 3233 and 3235, on complaints of the State Highway Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Erie Railroad Company. Complaint of State Highway Department as to dangerous character of crossings on State Highway Route No. 196. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The commission made the following order: Two complaints, filed by the State Highway Department, allege that two grade crossings in Richmond Township,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The complaints filed by the state highway commissioner in his official capacity averred that a certain state highway was twice crossed at grade by the track of the Erie Railroad Company in Richmond Township, Tioga County; that the two crossings were about seven thousand feet apart; that they were dangerous and should be abolished. Upon notice of the complaints the railroad company filed a formal answer denying that the crossings were dangerous or that there was any real necessity for their abolition. A brief hearing followed at which there appeared before the commission one…
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