Vanceburg & Stout'sS Lane Turnpike Road Co. v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky, at Covington; Walter Evans, Judge. Bill by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company to enjoin the collection from it by the Vanceburg & Stout’s Lane Turnpike Road Company and others of any further tax levied upon its property. Decree for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
DONAHUE, Circuit Judge.
The Vanceburg & Stout’s Lane Turnpike Road Company is a corporation created by special act of Kentucky Legislature April 24, 1890 (Loc. & Priv. Laws 1889-90, c. 1034), with a capital stock of $20,000, for the purpose of constructing a turnpike road 7% miles in length and parallel with the Ohio river, from Vance-burg to Stout’s Lane, both in Lewis county. To assist in providing funds for the building of this turnpike road, the act incorporating this company created a taxing district comprising all the property lying between the termini of the road, the Ohio river on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Southern Pacific Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Lykins v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913