Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Co. v. Victor Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Spartanburg, Action by Atlanta & Charlotte Air Bine Ry. Co. and Southern Ry. Co. against Victor Manufacturing Co. Defendant appeals. cite: As to construction of deed: 72 S. C. 228; 79 S. C. 281, 372; 82 S. C. 24; 81 S. C. 482; 43 C. C. A. 202; 1 Ky. R. R. 165; 2 Bail. 141; 45 Me. 9; 1 N. Y. 96; 8 Am.
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Before Wilson, J., Spartanburg, Action by Atlanta & Charlotte Air Bine Ry. Co. and Southern Ry. Co. against Victor Manufacturing Co. Defendant appeals. cite: As to construction of deed: 72 S. C. 228; 79 S. C. 281, 372; 82 S. C. 24; 81 S. C. 482; 43 C. C. A. 202; 1 Ky. R. R. 165; 2 Bail. 141; 45 Me. 9; 1 N. Y. 96; 8 Am. Dec. 287; 15 Vt. 519; 18 N. E. 435; 35 Ind. 387; 17 Fed. 119; 58 Me. 172; 10 N. W. 512; 17 Ency. 23-4; 71 N. Y. 194; 19 N. E. 141; 6 B. R. A. (N. S.) 281; 8 How, 290; 35 A. D. 370; 1 Rich. 16; 93 N. W. 859, 777; 79 S. W. 1098; 99 N. W. 725; 100 N. W. 37; 105 N. W. 367; 87 S. W.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
In 1871, Mrs. Bidsy McKittrick conveyed to the Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Railway Company a right of way through a tract of land owned by her, describing it as “all the land contained within one hundred feet in width on each side of the track or roadway, measuring from the center.” The plaintiffs acquired this title.
In 1895, the defendant purchased a part of the McKittrick lands, lying on the railroad. From time to time thereafter, defendant erected fifteen cottages thereon, worth altogether about $8,000.00. They are located on a…
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