Marshall v. Western North Carolina Railroad
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, heard before MaeBae, Judge, at Spring Term, 1885, of Catawba Superior Court. There was a judgment for the defendant upon the facts agreed to, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMerrimoN, J.
The Western North Carolina Railroad Company was organized under and by virtue of an act of the General Assembly (Acts 1876-7, ch. 106), and did business next thereafter until May, 1880. Its capital stock was $850,000, divided into shares of $100 each. The State owned of such stock, shares equal to three-fourths thereof, and individual stockholders owned the balance of it. It owned a valuable railroad and much valuable property appertaining thereto. It was governed by a Board of Directors, nine of whom were appointed by the Governor of the State with the consent of the Senate, and three of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vonglahn v. . DerossetSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
- Dobson v. . SimontonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
- Young v. . RollinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
- Western N. C. Railroad v. RollinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
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