Wagner v. Bristol Belt Line Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Washington county. Decree for defendants. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
The council of the city of Bristol, Virginia, pursuant to authority conferred by its charter — sec. 49, Acts 1889-90, p. 635 — granted, on June 19, 1907, to the Bristol Belt Line Bail-way Co. a franchise to build, equip and operate a street railway, using electricity, over and along the streets of the city, including Moore street, this franchise providing that the streets occupied by the railway shall be put in as good condition after construction of the tracks as before; that the railway company shall keep in good repair the streets occupied by its track for three and one-half feet on each…
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