Knoerr v. Crews

Taylor, Chief Justice.

In 1873 a deed, signed by J. J. Norton and A. W. Thompson, granted certain lands as a right of way to the Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Railway Company. The grantors agreed therein to erect a depot and “to leave as open squares for the convenience of the public and of the said Railway Company the lots laid out in Seneca City.”

The lots referred to above are the subject o,f this action. Plaintiffs are seeking a permanent injunction against the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seneca, defendants herein, enjoining them from converting said lots into a parking area. A…