Collier v. Union Railway Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County.— J. P. Young, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkes
*102This is a proceeding to condemn land for railroad purposes. The defendant company claims to be a railroad corporation cliartered under general incorporation act 1875, p. 232, c. 142, section 6 (Shannon’s Compilation, sections 2414 to 2425, inclusive), and other sections bearing upon the question of corporation charters and the amendments to these original acts.
Collier and wife defend upon the ground that the charter under which the corporation is organized does not conform to the provisions of the act, and that the act and charter do not authorize the construction of such a road as is being…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shields v. Clifton Hill Land Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1894
- Stewart v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Ryan v. Terminal Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1899
- Reisner v. StrongSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
- Purifoy v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
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