Commonwealth v. Beaver Valley Railroad

Citations

• 222 Pa. 220
• 71 A. 7
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 684

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Longitudinal use of highway — Acts of September 28, 1791, 3 Sm. L. 56, March 6,1793, 3 Sm. L. 90, March 29,1802, 3 Sm. L. 495, and April 4, 1868, P. L. 62 — Boroughs.</p> <p>A railroad company incorporated under the Act of April 4,1868, P. L. 62, has a right to lay its tracks longitudinally on the streets of a borough, although the act under which the borough was incorporated provided “that the streets, lanes and alleys of said town and out lots shall be common highways forever.”</p>