Olympian Sportsmen, Inc. v. Erie-Lackawanna Railway Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County
1Opinion of the Court
STRANAHAN, P. J.,
In this action in equity defendant has filed specific exceptions to plaintiffs complaint in the nature of a demurrer.
The complaint sets forth two alternative causes of action, each relating to a distinct right of crossing over the tracks of defendant railway company in the Township of Hickory.
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
In its first cause of action plaintiff relies upon the right to acquire a right of way across the railroad’s land by prescription. It alleges that it owns a 15 acre piece of land extending from the Wheatland-West Middlesex Road to the Shenango River, the railroad…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sun Ray Drug Co. v. LawlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Baldwin v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Bieber v. ZellnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Zell v. Universalist SocietySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Conwell v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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