Slate Belt Electric Street Ry. v. Pennsylvania Utilities Co.

Citations

• 267 Pa. 61
• 110 A. 245
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 810

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Jurisdiction—Pending appeal — Preliminary injunction ■ — Act of May 19,1897, P. L. 68 — Delay in tahing appeal — Appeal— Review.</p> <p>1. A court of equity has no jurisdiction to enjoin a party from proceeding in a matter pending on appeal in another court, where the appeal was not taken from its own order or decree. This is regulated by the Act of May 19,1897, P. L. 67.</p> <p>2. An appeal from an order granting or refusing a preliminary injunction must be promptly taken. If it is delayed until after a decision of the case might have been had on the merits, the order will be affirmed for that reason.</p>