Burnside Land Co. v. Connelly and Lee

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

The right to operate a ferry at the confluence of Cumberland river with South Fork near Burnside, is involved in this suit. As far back as 1858 the predecessors of the appellant, Burnside Land Company, operated a ferry at this place. In 1890 Point Burnside Land Coin-' pany was incorporated and took over the ferry and other property belonging to one Cole and his associates. There^ after the Point Burnside Land Company operated a ferry until 1902, when a new corporation, styled Burnside Land Company, ivas organized, taking over all the property and…