Point Bridge Co. v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 71, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., May T., 1909, No. 142, on verdict for plaintiff in case of the Point Bridge Company v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Assumpsit for the use and occupation of a bridge. Before Kennedy, P. J. . At the trial the court permitted the plaintiff under objection and exception to prove the number of fares received by the defendant from cars that crossed over the Point Bridge from 1902 to 1908, inclusive.
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Appeal, No. 71, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., May T., 1909, No. 142, on verdict for plaintiff in case of the Point Bridge Company v. Pittsburgh Railways Company. Assumpsit for the use and occupation of a bridge. Before Kennedy, P. J. . At the trial the court permitted the plaintiff under objection and exception to prove the number of fares received by the defendant from cars that crossed over the Point Bridge from 1902 to 1908, inclusive. (1) The court admitted under objection and exception proof as to how much was necessary to be set aside as a sinking…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The bridge which is the subject of this controversy is an essential part of a public street or highway in the City of Pittsburgh. It was none the less so before 1896 when it was the property of a private corporation. “A bridge erected for public travel and accommodation is a public highway whether built and maintained by the inhabitants of the district, or by a corporation authorized to demand toll for passage over it”: Pitts. & West End Pass. Ry. Co. v. Bridge Co., 165 Pa. 37. In June, 1896, the City of Pittsburgh, with a view to relieving its inhabitants from…
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