Matson's Ford Bridge Co. v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 117 Pa. 265
- 11 A. 813
- 1888 Pa. LEXIS 432
Syllabus
<p>A bridge, belonging to an incorporated bridge company, was declared a county bridge under the act of May 8, 1876, P. L. 181. The damages awarded, and which were in excess of the capital stock, were divided among the stockholders in proportion to the shares of each: Held, that the excess of the award so distributed,over the amount of the capital stock, represented a profit which the company made in its business, and was taxable for state purposes under § 4, act of June 7,1879, P. L. 112.</p>
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- “a private litigant may institute a mandamus action to enforce a public duty only when that plaintiff has an individual and beneficial interest in the litigation independent of that which is held by the public at large” (internal quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: Clark, Gbeen, Gobdon, Mercub, Paxson, Stebbett, Tbunkey
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