Pennsylvania Railroad v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certificate from Nisi Prius. This was an action on the case, commenced August 9th 1866, by Adolphus Patterson against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The action was against the company as owners of the canal between Hollidaysburg and Columbia, formerly a part of the “Main Line” of the Public Works of the Commonwealth.
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Certificate from Nisi Prius. This was an action on the case, commenced August 9th 1866, by Adolphus Patterson against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The action was against the company as owners of the canal between Hollidaysburg and Columbia, formerly a part of the “Main Line” of the Public Works of the Commonwealth. The declaration averred that the plaintiff “ was the owner of certain boats which he had employed for many years during canal navigation upon the canals from Columbia to the junction at Duncan’s Island, and from thence to Hollidaysburg. That the canals were purchased by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment was entered in the Supreme Court, January 27th 1873.
2Per curiam
Judgment affirmed on the charge of the judge at Nisi Prius.
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