Legal Opinion

Rogoff v. the Buncher Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 8, 1959No. Appeals, 51, 52 and 53PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bok,

Plaintiffs have appealed the sustaining of preliminary objections to their complaint in equity. Its pur pose was to enjoin what they say is the excessive use of a railroad siding across their property.

The question is whether the court has jurisdiction.

In 1950 plaintiffs’, mother bought ten acres of land in Leetsdale, Allegheny County, from Anna M. Smith, and then deeded them to plaintiffs in 1955. In this deed the following right was reserved to the grantor: “. . . the right to install, maintain and operate a single or double track railroad siding from the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gardner v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Zerbe Township School District v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Vrabel v. SCHOLLERSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Percy A. Brown & Co. v. RaubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Leiper v. Baltimore & Philadelphia RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Feingold v. Bell of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Dilks v. Flohr ChevroletSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Anderson v. Bushong Pontiac Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Citizens Committee to Recall Rizzo v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Leveto v. National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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