McMahan v. Black Mountain Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Long, J., at March Term, 1915, of YaNcey. Proceedings instituted by plaintiff to recover damages for railroad right of way, heard on appeal from the clerk of Superior Court.
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Appeal by plaintiff from Long, J., at March Term, 1915, of YaNcey. Proceedings instituted by plaintiff to recover damages for railroad right of way, heard on appeal from the clerk of Superior Court. On the hearing* there was evidence tending to show that plaintiff was the owner of a tract of land of twenty-five acres in said county, and that defendant company had entered on a portion of same, constructed its depot and various tracks, and was operating its road under its franchise, etc.; that the works of defendant on the property to date consisted of six different railroad tracks, a depot and…
1Opinion of the Court
HoKe, J.,
after stating the ease: It having been made to appear that the defendant company has entered on plaintiff’s land, constructed its road and is operating the same by virtue of its franchise, under our decisions and statutes applicable, and so far as the remedy is concerned, it was open to plaintiff either to petition before the clerk under the law governing suck proceedings — the course pursued in this instance — or to sue in the Superior Court for permanent damages suffered, in wbicb case, and on payment of same, an easement would pass as in case of condemnation. Porter v. R. R., 148…
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