Atlanta & C. A. L. Ry. Co. v. City of Easley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DeVorE, J., Pickens, September,' 1920. Action by Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Company et al. against the City of Easley et al. Judgment for plaintiffs and the defendants appeal.
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Before DeVorE, J., Pickens, September,' 1920. Action by Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Company et al. against the City of Easley et al. Judgment for plaintiffs and the defendants appeal. Following is the decree of the Court below: This is an action to enjoin the collection of assessments for street improvement in the city of Easley, S. C., levied against the property of the plaintiffs, Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Company and its lessee, Southern Railway Company. When the action was filed the Director General of Railroads was in possession and control of said railroads, and w'as…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
■ This is an action seeking to restrain the- City of Easley from collecting from the railway company certain assessments against abutting property for street improvements. The case was tried by Judge DeVore, who filed a decree in favor of plaintiffs’ respondents, on January 10, 1920. Appellants appeal, and by exceptions, 20 in number, seek reversal.
The decree of Judge DeVore shouid be set out in the report of the case. The exceptions challenge the finding of his Honor in favor of the railroad’s contention:
“(1) That the land occupied…
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