Safie Bros. v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
Plaintiff offered evidence to this effect:
Plaintiff owns a large manufacturing plant in East Rockingham. Two of its buildings are about 45 feet apart. A ramp built of steel and lumber connected the two buildings for the purpose of facilitating the passage of persons, goods, and supplies. The corporate defendant operates an extensive railroad system, the main line of which passes by plaintiff’s plant. A spur track branches off its main line, and passes onto plaintiff’s premises and between plaintiff’s two buildings connected by the ramp and under the ramp to serve the shipping needs of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wall v. . BainSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Lincoln v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
- Pickett v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Bullock v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Sawyer v. Roanoke Railroad & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
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3Cited by1 opinion
- West Construction Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1923