City of Richmond v. Virginia Railway & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
The single issue involved in this case is whether, as contended by the city of Richmond, it has the right to impose a rental or toll charge upon the Virginia Railway and Power Company for the use of the new Mayo bridge across James river, recently constructed by the city, or whether, as contended by the company, such bridge is an extension of Fourteenth street, upon which the company has already been granted the right, and charged with the resulting duty of operating its cars, under the ordinance of December 23, 1899.
The pertinent facts are: That at the time of the adoption of the ordinance,…
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