South Bound R. R. v. Burton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Dantzlür, J., Richland, January, 1903. Eight actions by South Bound Railroad Co. against Eliza Burton; against Maria E. Taylor; against Mary E. Higbee; against Margaret Day; against Emma L. Pierce; against John N. Einley, against Aaron Greer; against Martha Holmes. From Circuit decrees, plaintiff appeals. cite, in all the cases; On encroachments: 37 S. C., 334; 57 S. C., 516; 95 Ala., 116; 31 E. R. A., 63; 3 Dill on Mun.
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Before Dantzlür, J., Richland, January, 1903. Eight actions by South Bound Railroad Co. against Eliza Burton; against Maria E. Taylor; against Mary E. Higbee; against Margaret Day; against Emma L. Pierce; against John N. Einley, against Aaron Greer; against Martha Holmes. From Circuit decrees, plaintiff appeals. cite, in all the cases; On encroachments: 37 S. C., 334; 57 S. C., 516; 95 Ala., 116; 31 E. R. A., 63; 3 Dill on Mun. Corp., secs. 539-533; 49 W. Va., 369; 55 E. R. A., 904-906; 33 S. E. R., 339; 45 S. C., 376; 99 U. S., 635. Rights of abutting property owners in the streets of the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The South Bound Railway Company brought these separate actions against the several defendants to enjoin them from prosecuting statutory proceedings instituted to obtain compensation for depreciation of their property in the city of Columbia, resulting from the construction and operation of the plaintiff’s railroad through Lincoln street. All of the lots abut on Lincoln street, except lot No. 2 of the defendants, Eliza Burton and her cotenants, which is contiguous to their lot No. 1 on that street. The Circuit Judge, upon trial of the…
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