Gorham v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from 0..H. Allen, J., at November Term, 1911, of GRANVILLE. The petitioners filed their petition in November, 1910, before the Board of Supervisors of Salem Township, Granville County, asking that a cartway be established from the land on which they lived, across the track and right of way of the defendant, to a public road.
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Appeal from 0..H. Allen, J., at November Term, 1911, of GRANVILLE. The petitioners filed their petition in November, 1910, before the Board of Supervisors of Salem Township, Granville County, asking that a cartway be established from the land on which they lived, across the track and right of way of the defendant, to a public road. Notice was issued to the defendant, and on 28 November, 1910, said supervisors made the following order: “This cause coming on to be beard before tbe undersigned Road Supervisors of Salem Township, Granville County, upon tbe petition of W. R. Taylor and W. C.…
1Opinion of the CourtAlleN, J.
The exceptions from 2 to 6, inclusive, present the same question, and are directed to evidence introduced by the petitioners to prove that they intended to erect a dwelling on the land east of the railroad; where it was to be located; that the timber they would cut for the dwelling was on the west side of the railroad, and its location; and the distance between the timber and the dwelling, by the crossing in use at the time of filing the petition, and by the proposed new cartway.
In our opinion, this evidence was competent, for the purpose of showing the jurors the exact situation of the…
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