American Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Millcreek Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 412, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, front decree of C. P. Erie Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 4, dismissing bill in equity in case of tbe American Telegraph and Telephone Company of Pennsylvania v . Millcreek Township and Richard H. Arbuckle, J. P. Zaun and Mathias Hartleb, road commissioners. Bill in equity for an injunction.
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Appeal, No. 412, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, front decree of C. P. Erie Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 4, dismissing bill in equity in case of tbe American Telegraph and Telephone Company of Pennsylvania v . Millcreek Township and Richard H. Arbuckle, J. P. Zaun and Mathias Hartleb, road commissioners. Bill in equity for an injunction. The facts appear hy the opinion of Walling, P. J., which was as follows: The above bill was brought to restrain defendants from removing or interfering with certain poles of plaintiff situate' in the Buffalo road east of Erie city, etc. The case was heard upon bill,…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
We are clearly of opinion that the location of the poles and wires of the plaintiff company was a matter which was within the reasonable control of the road commissioners, and we find no evidence of any abuse of their discretion on the record. We affirm the decree upon the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in the opinion of the learned court below.
Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed at the cost of the appellant.
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