Buffalo & Lake Erie Trac. Co. v. Public Service Com.

Citations

• 67 Pa. Super. 581
• 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 460

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Grade crossings — Public Service Commission — Refusal of grade crossing — Review.</p> <p>An order of the Public Service Commission refusing to approve a grade crossing because such a “crossing is neither proper nor necessary for the service, accommodation, convenience or safety of the public,” will not be reversed by the Superior Court, where such, order is reasonable and is based upon competent evidence.</p> <p>The Public Service Commission has power of its own motion to inquire into the matter of requiring a separation of grade at a crossing. An order concerning a crossing, when appealed from, is prima facie reasonable, and the burden of proving it unreasonable rests upon the appellant.</p>