Legal Opinion

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Spencer

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 23, 1914PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from order of Ferguson, 15 April,-1914; from Gates.

1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.

Tlie defendants moved to remove this action to Hyde County for improper venue, upon the ground that the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company was a foreign corporation, and that the defendant Spencer is a° resident of Hyde County and the defendant transportation company is a domestic Corporation having its principal place of business in said county. The cause was removed, not ás a matter of discretion, or because of the convenience of witnesses, but on the ground that it was improperly brought in the county of Gates, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company being held a foreign corporation.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hough v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
  2. Hurst v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1913

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brown v. JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
  2. Mizell Ex Rel. Mizell v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  3. Brown v. . JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
  4. Brown v. JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
  5. State Ex Rel. Corporation Commission v. Cannon Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1923

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