Legal Opinion
City of Orangeburg v. Southern Ry. Co.
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided April 29, 1944No. 454PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARING, District Judge.
The City of Orangeburg brought suit against the Southern Railway Company for the purpose of foreclosing the lien of a paving assessment levied by the City against certain land alleged to be owned by the railway company. The case was first brought in the State court and by appropriate proceedings removed to this court. Motion to remand was refused and an appeal taken to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which affirmed. The nature of the proceedings and the constitutional and statutory authority under which it was brought and the question of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- French v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Phillip Wagner, Inc. v. LeserSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Branson v. BushSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Hancock v. City of MuskogeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Williams v. City of DothanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Williams v. City of Dothan, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. v. WhiteDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1989