Pennsylvania Canal Co. v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Oliver B. Dickinson, Judge. Suit in equity by Alice Frances Brown and others against the Pennsylvania Canal Company and Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Decree for complainants, and both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
These are cross-appeals from a decree of the District Court based upon findings for and against the parties on several issues raised by the pleadings. 229 Fed. 444. The issues on the merits are distinct, and being separately presented, may be separately decided. Preliminary to their consideration, however, it will be necessary to dispose of a defense to the action, extending to all matters involved in both appeals, which challenges the plaintiff’s right to maintain her action in the District Court, because, as it is *672alleged, the matters there presented could have been…
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