In re Blockley etc. Turnpike Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY J. L. WILSON ET AL. FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 167 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not given. On November 26, 1887, tbe BlocHej1, & Merion Turnpike & Plankroad company presented its petition for the allowance of certain amendments to its charter. Due proof of publication was filed on December 19,1887, and on the same day the court made a formal order decreeing the amendments as prayed for.
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APPEAL BY J. L. WILSON ET AL. FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. No. 167 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not given. On November 26, 1887, tbe BlocHej1, & Merion Turnpike & Plankroad company presented its petition for the allowance of certain amendments to its charter. Due proof of publication was filed on December 19,1887, and on the same day the court made a formal order decreeing the amendments as prayed for. On December 7, 1889, Joseph L. Wilson and others filed their petition, praying the court, upon the grounds therein set forth, to annul the…
1Per curiam
This was an appeal from the refusal of the court below to vacate an order previously made, amending the charter of the Blockley & Merion Turnpike & Plankroad Company. It was alleged that the amendment was improvidently allowed, inasmuch as it authorized the company to extend its road beyond the original termini. The power to amend charters of such companies is conferred by the act of June 4, 1879, when the Court of Common Pleas shall be “ of opinion that said alterations are lawful and beneficial.” It thus appears that the court below had jurisdiction. Whether this particular amendment was “…
2Cited by1 opinion
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