Southern Railway Co. v. Huntsville Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from. Morgan Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. W. H. Simpson. Bill by Huntsville Lumber Company to enjoin the Southern Railway Company from taking up and removing certain tracks. Decree for complainant, and respondent- appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
de GRAFFENRIED, J.
I. L. Graves, general freight agent, acting for and on behalf of the Southern Railway Company, made a contract with the Huntsville Lumber Company to' build, at the expense of the Huntsville Lumber Company, a side track. This side track was to be constructed for the purpose of enabling *334the Southern Railway Company to- haul logs to and lumber from a sawmill which is owned and operated by the Huntsville Lumber Company. We quote the agreement which was made by the said I. L. Graves, general freight agent, acting for the Southern Railway Company, and the lumber company:
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