Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Johnston
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Henrico county, affirming a judgment of the County Court of said county, in a condemnation proceeding, -wherein the defendants in error were the plaintiffs, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company operate lines of railroad from the city of Richmond in a northerly direction into and beyond the county of Henrico. A short distance beyond the city limits a public thoroughfare was constructed between the two roads, and it became desirable, with a view to its extension, to cross the tracks of the R., F. & P. railroad. This company had purchased a parcel of ground from Lewis Ginter, containing about nine acres, for which it paid the sum of $6,714.75,…
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