Louisville & N. R. v. United States Iron Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM LAWRENCE. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Lawrence county. — W. S. Bearden, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAlister
The principal question presented on this record is in respect of the proper construction of a contract entered into between the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company and the United States Iron Company for the construction of a railroad known as the “Tennessee & Alabama Mineral Railway.”
It appears that in December, 1899, the iron company was the owner of certain mines and ore banks in Lawrence county, situated about eight miles from the Florence & Sheffield Division of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad company. The iron company was desirous of marketing its ore, and entered into…
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