Legal Opinion
Town of Bethel v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1936No. 3929PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER Circuit Judge.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company filed a bill in equity in the District Court to secure an injunction against the town of Bethel in North Carolina restraining it from laying a pavement on the railroad right of way through the town and from levying an assessment therefor upon the Railroad Company. The court assumed jurisdiction of the case and rendered a decree in the railroad's favor. It was adjudged that the Railroad Company is. the owner of the right of way, and the town was enjoined from assessing it with any portion of the costs of the pavement, but was…
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- Railroad Co. v. KoontzSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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