Cumberland Valley Railroad Company's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 18tb 1869. Before Thompson, C. J., Read, Agnew, Sharswood and Williams, JJ. Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county: In Equity: No. 105, to May Term 1869. To January Term 1867 of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county, Robert C. Woodward, Andrew H. Blair, and Edgar Lee, filed a hill against The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company.
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May 18tb 1869. Before Thompson, C. J., Read, Agnew, Sharswood and Williams, JJ. Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county: In Equity: No. 105, to May Term 1869. To January Term 1867 of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county, Robert C. Woodward, Andrew H. Blair, and Edgar Lee, filed a hill against The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company. The bill set out, 1. That the complainants were merchants in Carlisle, engaged in buying, selling and transporting grain, lumber, &c., and have made large investments in warehouses, cars, sidings, &c., on the line of the…
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The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Thompson, C. J.
The bill in this case was filed by the plaintiffs against the respondents, setting forth that they, the plaintiffs, are “ merchants engaged in buying, selling and the transportation of-grain, lumber, coal, salt and other commodities,” and have ■invested largely in the construction of warehouses, cars, siding railroads, and other matters and things suitable and necessary for the transportation of merchandise on the railroad of the company, in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the same, and have been so engaged in the said…
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