Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1896

City of Philadelphia ex rel. Clement v. Philadelphia & Frankford Railroad

City of Philadelphia ex rel. Clement v. Philadelphia & Frankford Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided October 5, 1896 · Dean, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Sterrett
177 Pa. 300; 35 A. 1133; 1896 Pa. LEXIS 981

City of Philadelphia ex rel. Clement v. Philadelphia & Frankford Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Dean,

This appeal raises the same questions as those in case of same plaintiff to use of John McCann.v. same defendant, supra, 292, opinion handed down this day.

The judgment is affirmed for same reasons.

Dissenting Opinion

Mitchell, J.,

dissenting:

. It is conceded that the roadbed or other part of the property essential to the franchise is not subject to taxation or municipal charges, while property merely convenient may be. The affi*301davits in these cases raise questions of fact as to which class the premises liened belong, and I would send the cases to a jury to settle these questions before judgment, and not leave them to future contest as suggested in the opinion of the court.

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