City of Knoxville v. Southern Ry. Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Knox County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. Chas. Hays Brown, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall
The original bill in this cause was filed by the municipality of the city of Knoxville against the Southern Railway Company (an interstate railway corporation) to compel it, by mandatory injunction, to construct and perpetually maintain, at its expense, a bridge or viaduct over and across its tracks on Broadway or Broad street in the city of Knoxville, in accordance with the provisions of an *293ordinance passed by the board of commissioners of said municipality on June 20, 1922, as shown by plans and specifications on file in the office of the engineer of said municipality; a general plan and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- State v. . WebberSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Dyer County v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
- Ex parte Mayor of FlorenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
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- City of Memphis v. Southern Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1934