Legal Opinion

Williamson County v. Franklin & Spring Hill Turnpike C.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1920PublishedCited by 13 opinions

FROM WILLIAMSON. Appeal from tbe Circuit ¡Court of Williamson County.— 'Hon. J. 0.-Hobbs, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. E. J. Smith, Special Justice,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.

On tbe 12tb day of August, 1919, Williamson county filed a petition in tbe circuit court of that county seeking to condemn and appropriate the Franklin & Spring Hill Turnpike Company, together with its easements, right of *633way, roadbed privileges, franchises, and property, to the end that the same from Franklin, Tenn., to the Manry connty line might form and constitute a part of a State and national highway, to be known as the “Jackson Highway.” The petition alleged that the defendant below owned a turnpike in Williamson…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Bragg v. WeaverSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  3. The West River Bridge Company v. DIXSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  4. Southern Railway Co. v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
  5. State Highway Department v. Montgomery Mitchell's HeirsTennessee Supreme Court · 1919

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Duck River Electric Membership Corp. v. City of ManchesterTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  2. City of Memphis v. Southern Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Department of Highways v. SteppTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
  4. COUNTY HIGHWAY COM'N OF RUTHERFORD CTY. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
  5. Harper v. Trenton Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954

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