Legal Opinion
White v. N. C. & St. L. Ry.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 25, 1925PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The complainants in the year 1889 purchased, and still are the owners of, a farm, known as the Ellis Farm, which contains about two hundred fifty-three and one-half acres, and which lies in Hamilton county, Tennessee, about seven miles from the city of Chattanooga.
The defendants, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and Western & Atlantic Rd. Company, as lessees' from the State of Georgia, operate a line of railway from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, the State of Georgia owning the railroad right-of-way, track, etc.
The railroad was originally constructed by the State of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Madison v. Ducktown Sulphur, Copper & Iron Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1904
- Union Planters' Bank & Trust Co. v. Memphis Hotel Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1911
- Davis v. Louisville & N. R.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- Post v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
- Ferris v. WellbornMississippi Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Morrison v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
- Slatten v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Wilson v. L. N.R.R. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930
- Viestenz v. Arthur TownshipNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1952
- Wilson v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930