Lewisburg Bridge Co. v. County of Union
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, Jan. T., 1911, by plaintiffs, from judgment of O. C. Lycoming Co., June T., 1910, No. 321, on verdict for defendants in case of The President, Managers and Company for erecting a bridge over the west branch of Susquehanna at the Town of Lewisburg, otherwise called the Lewisburg Bridge Company v. The County of Union and the County of Northumberland.
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Appeal, No. 18, Jan. T., 1911, by plaintiffs, from judgment of O. C. Lycoming Co., June T., 1910, No. 321, on verdict for defendants in case of The President, Managers and Company for erecting a bridge over the west branch of Susquehanna at the Town of Lewisburg, otherwise called the Lewisburg Bridge Company v. The County of Union and the County of Northumberland. Action in trespass’ to recover damages because of the construction of a riyal bridge erected' under the Act of May 6, 1897, P. L; 46, as amended by the Act of May 13, 1901, P. L. 191. Before Hart, P. J, The plaintiff claimed that…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The appellee contends that the court below had no jurisdiction, and for that reason, if for no other, the judgment for the defendant should not be interfered with. To which the appellant replies that the question of jurisdiction is not in the case, since none of the assignments of error raise the point.
Aside from whether any error was committed in arriving at the judgment, was the result complained of inevitable under the law? For if it was, the judgment will not be disturbed. This inquiry necessarily involves the underlying jurisdictional question, in the…
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