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Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern Railroad v. Mecklenburg Manufacturing Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 27, 1914PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal by both parties from Harding, J., at November Term, 1913, of MECKLENBURG.

1Opinion of the Court

plaintiff’s appeal.

Clark, 0. J.

This is the plaintiff’s appeal in the proceeding to condemn a right of way 100 feet wide through the defendant’s mill village located on a 20-acre tract of land near the northeast limits of Charlotte, upon which are the defendant’s cotton mill and other buildings, including 43 tenant houses. Running through -this land is a public highway, which is an extension of a street in Charlotte. At about right angles to this highway are two private streets 50 feet wide extending from north to south entirely across said village. Fronting upon these streets are 34 of the 43…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Brown v. . Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  2. Presbrey v. Old Colony & Newport Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
  3. Raleigh & Augusta Air Line R. R. v. WickerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
  4. St. Louis, Oak Hill & Carondelet Railway Co. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. Raleigh & Augusta Air Line Railroad v. SturgeonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. North Carolina State Highway & Public Works Commission v. BlackSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. Carolina & Yadkin River Railroad v. ArmfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  3. City of Tulsa v. CreekmoreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
  4. DeBruhl v. State Highway & Public Works CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
  5. City of Durham v. DavisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916

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