Legal Opinion
Charles v. Big Sandy & Cumberland Railroad
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 17, 1925PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
The defendant in error filed its petition in the Circuit Court of Buchanan county for the purpose of condemning for its use lands of the plaintiff in error.
On the 3rd day of October, 1923, the company (as the defendant in error will hereafter be called) gave notice to the plaintiff in error that on the 15th day of October, 1923, it would apply to the judge of the circuit court, in vacation, for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain what would be a just compensation for the land proposed to be taken, and to award damages, etc.
The petition filed by the company conforms to the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- Appalachian Power Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- Richmond, Petersburg & Carolina Railroad v. Chamblin & ScottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Chairman of Highway Commission v. ParkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- Dillon v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
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