Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Norfolk Southern Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 10, 2002No. A02A0076PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
After Norfolk Southern Railroad closed a railroad crossing leading to his house, William Forrest Jackson, Jr. brought suit claiming interference by the railroad with his easement rights. Jackson sought to compel the railroad to replace the crossing it had removed. The case proceeded to trial, and a jury returned a verdict in Jackson’s favor. Subsequently, the trial court granted Norfolk Southern’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. In this appeal, Jackson claims that the record contains evidence to support each of the elements required to obtain an…
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