Commonwealth v. Railroad Co.
| Citation | 138 Pa. 58 |
| Parties | COMMONWEALTH, EX REL., v. N. Y. ETC. R. CO. |
| Decision Date | 03 November 1890 |
| Court | United States State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
Before PAXSON, C. J., STERRETT, CLARK, WILLIAMS, McCOLLUM and MITCHELL, JJ.
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF VENANGO COUNTY.
No. 164 October Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not given.
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Mr. John O. McCalmont (with him Mr. B. H. Osborn, Mr. L. A. Russell and Mr. William L. Rice, for the appellant.
Counsel cited: (1) Section 18, act of June 14, 1836, P. L. 626; Whitemarsh Tp. v. Railroad Co., 8 W. & S. 365; § 2, act of March 15, 1847, P. L. 361; act of May 25, 1881, P. L. 32; act of June 24, 1885, P. L. 150. (2) Heffner v. Commonwealth, 28 Pa. 108; Green's Brice's Ultra Vires, 700; Pittsburgh etc. R. Co. v. Commonwealth, 104 Pa. 583; Buffalo etc. R. Co. v. Commonwealth, 120 Pa. 537. (5) Commonwealth's App., 4 Pa. 164; Arnold's Est., 46 Pa. 277; 2 Dillon on Mun. Corp., § 528; 3 Wood's Ry. Law, 1644-45. (15) Evans v. Erie Co., 66 Pa. 222; Glover v. Wilson, 6 Pa. 290.
Mr. C. Heydrick and Mr. E. H. Lamberton, for the appellees.
Counsel cited: (1) Section 2, act of March 15, 1847, P. L. 361; § 14, act of February 19, 1849, P. L. 85; § 1, act of March 17, 1856, P. L. 388. (2) Hall v. Railroad Co., 3 Dill. 515; Union Pac. R. Co. v. Hall, 91 U. S. 343; Heffner v. Commonwealth, 28 Pa. 108; Commonwealth v. Messer, 44 Pa. 341; Uniontown Bor. v. Veech, 34 Pa. 293; Lamb v. Lynd, 44 Pa. 336; Porter Tp. v. Overseers, 82 Pa. 275; Commonwealth v. Berks Co., 109 Pa. 214. (5) Pittsb. etc. R. Co. v. Commonwealth, 104 Pa. 583; Commonwealth v. Railroad Co., 117 Pa. 637. (6) Pittsb. etc. Ry. Co. v. Commonwealth, 101 Pa. 192; Commonwealth v. Railroad Co., 117 Pa. 637; Barter v. Commonwealth, 3 P. & W. 253; Commonwealth v. Alburger, 1 Wh. 469; Commonwealth v. McDonald, 16 S. & R. 395; Philadelphia v. Railroad Co., 58 Pa. 253; North. Cent. Ry. Co. v. Commonwealth, 90 Pa. 300.
While both the record and the paper-books in this case are voluminous, we find little in either that requires discussion. The motion to quash was properly refused. The consent of the attorney general was not necessary to the commencement of the proceedings. It was sufficient that they were instituted by the road commissioners acting in their official capacity. So much was said in Whitemarsh Tp. v. Railroad Co., 8 W. & S. 365. Nor, have we any doubt as to the jurisdiction. The pleadings establish all the facts necessary to give the Common Pleas of Venango county jurisdiction, and we think the service sufficient. We find nothing to criticise in the trial below.
Judgment affirmed.
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