Legal Opinion

Waynesburg Southern Railroad Company v. Lemley

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1970No. 12990PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Capean, Judge:

In an action instituted in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County the plaintiff, Waynesburg Southern Railroad Company, a corporation, sometimes herein referred to as Waynesburg, sought to acquire by eminent domain a certain easement hereinafter more fully described. It was the judgment of the trial court, as noted in its order entered on May 9, 1970, that Waynesburg “has the right to condemn the easement in question” and that it is permitted “to take possession of, appropriate and use the easement sought to be condemned for the purposes stated in the petition, to-wit: To build a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Gibbs v. Consolidated Gas Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Searl v. School Dist. No. 2 in Lake Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
  4. Secombe v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1874
  5. West Virginia Transportation Co. v. Ohio River Pipe Line Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Handley v. CookWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Public Service Co. of Colorado v. ShakleeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  3. Mountain Valley Pipeline v. Brian C. and Doris W. McCurdyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Tucson Electric Power Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
  5. Handley v. CookWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979

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