Legal Opinion

Jones v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Chancery Court .of Jackson. Heard before the Hon. William I-I. ¡Simpson. The. bill in this case was filed by the appellee against the appellants, to have the respondents enjoined from interfering with the servants and employees of the plaintiff, in entering within the enclosures of the re- / spondents, and removing the respondents’ felices, and/ constructing a side track for the use of the company.

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Appeal from the Chancery Court .of Jackson. Heard before the Hon. William I-I. ¡Simpson. The. bill in this case was filed by the appellee against the appellants, to have the respondents enjoined from interfering with the servants and employees of the plaintiff, in entering within the enclosures of the re- / spondents, and removing the respondents’ felices, and/ constructing a side track for the use of the company. The grounds upon Avliich the relief is sought, and the facts as averred in the hill are sufficiently shown in the opinion. The respondents demurred to the bill upon many grounds.,…

1Opinion of the CourtIiaralson, J.

The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company, filed its bill against the defendants, to prevent interference with the employes of the company in removing defendant’s fences from their land and constructing a side track for the use of the company..

Defendants filed a. demurrer on specified grounds, going to thei equity of the bill, moved to dismiss for want of equity, and to dissolve the temporary injunction issued in the cause. From a decree overruling the demurrer the appeal is prosecuted.

The1 right of the complainant is rested solely on the terms of Section 25 of its Tennessee…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Davidson v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. Sweet v. RechelSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. Sadler v. LanghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. City of Birmingham v. LakeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
  2. State v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  3. Asphalt Contractors Inc. v. Alabama Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Alabama · 2013
  4. State Ex Rel. State Game Commission v. Red River Valley Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1945
  5. State v. HowingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002

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