Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, referred to herein as Railroad, brought this suit in equity for a mandatory injunction requiring Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority, referred to herein as Authority, to abate and discontinue the nuisance described in the bill, and for the recovery of losses and damages. The trial court sustained a demurrer and, after Railroad declined to amend, dismissed the bill, and Railroad has appealed.
The bill made these allegations:
The Authority, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth created by Acts of the General Assembly, constructed and is now operating…
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