Lanford v. Virginia Air Line Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Fluvanna county, on a petition to have established a private railroad crossing. Judgment for the defendant. Petitioner assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
J. W. Lanford, with the view of availing himself of the benefits of section 1294-b, clause 2, of the Code of 1904, filed his petition with the Circuit Court of Fluvanna county, demanding of the Virginia Air Line Railway Co. the construction of an under-way crossing for a wagon road from the uplands to the lowlands of his farm, at a designated point on the defendant’s railroad line, where it passes through plaintiff’s farm, and where the railroad bed is constructed with a very high fill.
Pursuant to the statute, the circuit court appointed three commissioners, who returned a report, signed by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. H. I. ShottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
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