Booher v. Browning

Citations

• 169 Pa. 18
• 32 A. 85
• 1895 Pa. LEXIS 1063

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Jurisdiction.</p> <p>A bill in equity will not lie to compel the removal or to restrain the operation of a narrow gauge railroad, where defendants constructed the road under a grant to search for, dig and carry away minerals, and where the whole controversy turns upon the construction of the deed containing these grants. Whether the terms of the grant have been exceeded or not is a legal question and should he determined in a court of law.</p>