Wadsworth Land Co. v. Piedmont Traction Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiffs from Webb, J., at January Term, 1913, of MECKLENBURG.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
Tbe plaintiff contends that the Piedmont Traction Company cannot exercise the power of eminent domain, because under its charter it is 'authorized to engage in private business in addition to its authority to operate a street railway, which is a guasi-public business. We think the law is clearly stated thus in 15 Cyc., 579: “But the fact that the charter powers of the corporation, to which the power of eminent domain has been delegated, embrace both private purposes and public uses does not deprive it of the right of eminent domain in the promotion of the public uses.” The traction company…
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