Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Scott county refusing to award a mandamus in favor of the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error. Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Scott county dismissing an appeal from the action of the board of supervisors of said county refusing to act upon a petition filed by the plaintiff in error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
The controversy in these cases, submitted together to this court for decision, is presented in two phases. Plaintiff in error is constructing a line of railroad, pursuant to its charter, through the county of Scott, a part of which, especially between Wood’s post-office and the residence of one J. E. Cocke, has been located and will be constructed along the side of a high and steep ridge or mountain, a part of the way just north of and adjoining a county road, the conformation of the land being such that it is necessary to use the location named for the line of railroad. The county road is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Richmond Railway & Electric Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- City of Charlottesville v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Broaddus v. Essex County SupervisorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Supervisors of Nottoway County v. PowellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
- Wilder v. KelleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
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- City of Huntington v. Huntington Wharf & Storage Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
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