Bank (First National) v. City of Charlotte
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action tried at Pall Term, 1881, of Mecklenbue®-Superior Court, before Avery, J. Tl^e suit is brought by the First National Bank of Charlotte and the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company, plaintiffs, against the City of Charlotte, defendant, to recover the amount of coupons of certain bonds issued by the defendant city. The facts are set out in the opinion of this court. The defendant appealed [from the judgment of the court below.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, 0. J.
On February 15th, 1855, the general assembly passed the act incorporating the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company wherein are recited the provisions of an act of the legislature of Tennessee passed on February, 26th, 1853, authorizing the formation and organization of a company of the same name, which should have a corporate existence in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky, for the purpose of establishing a communication by railroad between the waters of the Atlantic and the Ohio river, and passing through these states, which are re-enacted and…
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