Legal Opinion
Virginian Railway Co. v. Mullens
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 24, 1926No. 163PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr., Justice Van Devanter
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This was an action in a state court in West Virginia to recover for injuries to the plaintiff’s land resulting from a nuisance alleged to have been created and maintained by the defendant. The action was begun June 14, 1921. The case stated in the complaint was to the effect that the defendant constructed in 1904, and operated up to the time of suit, a railroad through West Virginia, a short section of which was located on a right of way acquired for the purpose and extending laterally into a natural stream bounding the plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AultSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. LangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- American Railway Express Co. v. LeveeSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- North Carolina Railroad v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Wabash Railway Co. v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
3Cited by19 opinions
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- United States v. InmonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Wilks v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Ford v. C. E. Wilson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Mellott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
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