Book v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

• 207 Pa. 138
• 56 A. 352
• 1903 Pa. LEXIS 457

Syllabus

<p>Canals—Pennsylvania canals—Bridges—Pennsylvania Railroad Company—Acts of March 18,1835, P. L. 75, May 16, 1857, P. L, 519, March 16, 1899, P. L. 9, and May 1, 1866, P. L. 1068.</p> <p>Under the acts of March 18, 1835, P. L. 75; May 16, 1857, P. L. 519; March 16, 1899, P. L. 9 and May 1, 1866, P. L. 1068, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as the owner of the bed of the Pennsylvania canal is bound to maintain the bridges over the canal where public necessity requires it.</p>