Williams v. Delaware, L. & W. R.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
At Raw. Action by John W. Williams against the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. On motion to remand to state court.
1Opinion of the Court
WITHER, District Judge.
Under the right of eminent domain, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company appropriated some land located in Susquehanna county, Pa., belonging to John W. Williams, a citizen of New Jersey. A formal petition and bond for the purpose, in accordance with the Pennsylvania procedure, was filed in court on March 23, 1914, to No. 105, April term, 1914. Exceptions to the bond were filed, which were afterwards dismissed, and the bond was approved. A bill in equity was filed by Williams after the land was appropriated, one day before the petition and bond was filed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad v. BoyntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Williams v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Duff v. HildrethMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Miller v. SouleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
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