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North Carolina R. Co. v. Lee, 260 U.S. 16 (1922)
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North Carolina R. Co. v. Lee, 260 U.S. 16 (1922)
North Carolina Railroad Company v. Lee No 33 Argued October 6, 1922 Decided October 16, 1922 260 U.S. 16
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
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1. A railroad corporation whose line, while leased to another, was taken over by the government under the Federal Control Act cannot, consistently with that act, be held for personal injuries occasioned by an accident during federal control under a local rule making lessor railroads liable for the negligence of their lessees. P. 17.
2. Under the Federal Control Act, the government operates a railroad not as lessee, but under a right in the nature of eminent domain. P. 17. Missouri Pacific R. Co. v. Ault, 256 U.S. 554, followed.
Reversed.
Certiorari to review a judgment of the Supreme Court of North Carolina affirming a judgment against the present petitioner in an action for death by negligence.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," North Carolina R. Co. v. Lee, 260 U.S. 16 (1922) in 260 U.S. 16 Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LSPJ12PU5SE1JQF.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." North Carolina R. Co. v. Lee, 260 U.S. 16 (1922), in 260 U.S. 16, Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LSPJ12PU5SE1JQF.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in North Carolina R. Co. v. Lee, 260 U.S. 16 (1922). cited in 1922, 260 U.S. 16. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LSPJ12PU5SE1JQF.
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