Legal Opinion
Spilman v. Gulf S.I.R. Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 1935No. 31803PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffith, J.
About four miles north of Gulfport there is a spur track of appellee railroad company which leads easterly from the main line towards and to some industrial plants served by this railroad spur line. State highway No. 49, paved with concrete in this area, runs north and south parallel with the main line of the railroad at this point, and about one hundred feet therefrom, and is straight and level for a distance of a quarter of a mile north from the point where it crosses the' said spur track, and thence continues parallel with the railroad track for a considerable distance still further north.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gulf, M. N.R. Co. v. HolifieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Southern Ry. Co. v. LambertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
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