Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 3, 1916, Appeal, No. 42 (Duquesne Light Co. v. City of Pittsburgh)

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Potter,

With the consent of the municipal authorities of the City of Pittsburgh duly granted to it, or to its predecessor to whose rights it succeeded as lessee, the Duquesne Light Company occupied certain streets in the West End of Pittsburgh, with its poles and overhead wires, for the transmission of electric current for the supply of light, heat and power to the public.