Clarksburg Northern Railroad v. Morris
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Tyler County. Suit by the Clarksburg Northern Railroad Company against L. H. Morris, Sheriff, etc. From decree for plaintiff, defendant'appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
Plaintiff was chartered under the laws of West Virginia, in 1911, for the purpose of building and operating a railroad, from the city of New Martinsville, through Wetzel and Tyler counties, to Middlebourne in the last named county, and thence, by the most practical route, to the city of Clarksburg. In the year 1913 the assessor of Tyler county entered upon dhe land books its right of way and the improvements thereon, situate in two of the magisterial districts of said county, and valued the same, for taxation, at $80,000 in one district, and $1,000 in the other, and extended…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
- Christie v. MaldenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- West Virginia National Bank v. SpencerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
- Crim v. Town of PhilippiWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- Island Creek Fuel Co. v. HarshbargerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
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