Borough v. Chambersburg & Gettysburg Electric Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 382, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Franklin Co., Equity Docket, Yol. IY, page 1, in equity, directing specific performance of a contract, in case of the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg v. The Chambersburg and Gettysburg Electric Railway Company.
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Appeal, No. 382, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Franklin Co., Equity Docket, Yol. IY, page 1, in equity, directing specific performance of a contract, in case of the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg v. The Chambersburg and Gettysburg Electric Railway Company. Bill in equity for specific performance of a contract between a municipality and a street railway company. ■ Before Gillan, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court directed specific performance of the contract. Defendant appealed. were various conclusions of fact and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Frazer,
Defendant appeals from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas, directing specific performance of a contract by it to pave certain streets in the Borough of Chanufoersburg, between and adjoining its tracks, with material similar to that used by the borough in paving the remainder of the highway. The validity of the decree depends upon the construction of Section 3 of an ordinance of the municipality, adopted June 23,1902, granting to defendant the right to construct and operate a street railway upon a number of the streets of the borough, subject to the conditions…
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