Georgia Power Co. v. City of Decatur

I do not care to be committed, directly or indirectly, to the legal soundness of several of the ruling's announced in the majority opinion. Surely the importance of the principles involved and the far-reaching effect of those hold-*720ings justify the setting forth oí my reasons for failing to concur. It appears to me that the act of 1931, amending the act of 1919, is unconstitutional in that it confers upon the City of Decatur unlimited power to make collection of street-improvement assessments by “proceedings against any property of the railroad company.” On page 19 of its brief the City of…