Jackson v. St. Louis & S. F. Ry. Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Monroe county.' ' > IloN. Claude Clayton, Judge. Suit by Jesse Jackson against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEtheidge, J.
The appellant brought suit in the circuit court against the appellee for damages for destroying certain crossings which crossed the right of way of the appellee, and which formerly constituted a public highway crossing a portion of appellant’s land to the railroad both east and south from appellant’s land, hut which land did not extend across the railroad crossing. The public highway through appellant’s land was abandoned by the board of supervisors of the county as a public highway by an order on the minutes, and the railroad com*150pany was given permission by the board to abolish said…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morris v. Covington CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1918
- Mississippi R. Commission v. Illinois Cent. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1916
- Southern Railway Co. v. MurrellMississippi Supreme Court · 1900
3Cited by1 opinion
- State Highway Board v. BaxterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928