Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Amicon Fruit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Bluefield; Benjamin E. Keller, Judge. Action by the Amicon Eruit Company against the Norfolk & Western Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
The business district of the city of Blue-field, W. Va., is located in a narrow valley, running in an easterly and westerly direction, through which extends the right of way of plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant. Bluefield is a divisional point of the railway company, where it maintains extensive yards and repair shops. To provide an adequate supply of water for its operations at that point, defendant about ten years ago constructed a pipe line some 4 miles in length through which water is pumped from the Blueston'e river. This pipe line is 16 inches…
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