McKennie v. Charlottesville & Albemarle Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Conrt of the city of Charlottesville. Decree for the complainants. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the conrt.
A bill was filed by McKennie and others, citizens and tax- • payers of the city of Charlottesville, against the city of Charlottesville and the Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway Company, which was taken for confessed as to the city, and to which the railway company filed its demurrer and answer.
The material facts appearing in the record are as follows: As early as 1886 a franchise was granted to the Charlottesville and University Street Railway Company to operate a street railway over and upon the streets of Charlottesville. One of the…
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