City of Erie v. A Piece of Land Fronting on State Street & Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.
Citations
- 175 Pa. 523
- 34 A. 808
- 1896 Pa. LEXIS 1281
Syllabus
<p>Municipal lien — Paving—Railroad—Affidavit of defense.</p> <p>An affidavit of defense to a municipal lien for paving is sufficient to prevent judgment, which avers that the land against which the lien was filed was all used and occupied for railroad purposes, and that it constituted the roadbed and necessary right of way of the railroad; and which describes minutely the various tracks located on the land, with their uses and purposes.</p>
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Judges: Dean, Fell, Gbeen, McCollum, Williams
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