Edison Illuminating Co. v. Eastern Pennsylvania Power Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 220, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Northampton Co;, Nov. T., 1912, No. 2, for plaintiff on bill for specific per? formance of the covenants of a lease, in case of The Edison Illuminating Company v. Eastern Pennsylvania Power Company. Bill in equity for specific performance. Before Stewart, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court awarded the relief prayed for. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 220, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Northampton Co;, Nov. T., 1912, No. 2, for plaintiff on bill for specific per? formance of the covenants of a lease, in case of The Edison Illuminating Company v. Eastern Pennsylvania Power Company. Bill in equity for specific performance. Before Stewart, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court awarded the relief prayed for. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff, engaged in the business of furnishing electric light and power to the City of Easton, on February 1, 1900, leased its plant and system, for a period of ninety-nine years, to the Easton Power Company, a competitor, at the annual rental of $30,000. Pursuant to *460the terms of the lease, an inventory was made and the property valued at f168,823.33. The lessee operated the plant for ten years, and in 1810 consolidated with certain other lighting companies forming a new corporation, under th,e name of the Easton Gas & Electric Company, which company, in 1911,…
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