Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. City of Goldsboro
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from order of W. J. Adams, J., vacating a restraining order, beard by consent at chambers in Raleigh, 16 January, 1911. From WayNe. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of tbe Court by Mr. Chief Justice Clark.
1Opinion of the CourtGlare, C. J.
Tbe A. C. L. Railroad, originally tbe "Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company, occupies with its track tbe chief street of tbe city of Goldsboro. Its right of way, 65 feet on each side of its roadbed, embraces tbe whole of what is known as East and West Center streets, which extend north *358and south, the entire length of the city. The right of way was originally acquired about 1835, and the town has been built up on either side and became incorporated in 1847. The city of Goldsboro under the authority of the powers granted in its charter has instituted a system of grading its streets and of…
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