Atlantic Coast Line R. R. v. Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Petition by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company in the original jurisdiction of this Court for a writ of mandamus against B. L. Caughmau, John G. Richards, Jr., and G. McD. Hampton, constituting the Railroad Commission for this State.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
The petitioner prays for a writ of mandamus-, directed to the railroad commission, requiring it to consider and approve its plans for a grade crossing of the tracks of the Seaboard,Aid Line Railway at Front street in the town of Cheraw. The efforts of the petitioner to make this crossing 'have resulted in considerable litigation. 88 S. C. 464, 477, 480, 71. S. E. 34, 39, 40. Fo-r the sake of brevity, the two companies will be referred to as the A. C. L. and the S. A. L.
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