Wadley Southern Railway Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for penalty. Before Judge Rawlings. Jefferson superior court. January 21, 1911. The action is by the State of Georgia against the Wadley Southern Railway Company, to recover a penalty for disobedience to an order of the Railroad Commission of Georgia. The Central of Georgia Railway Company, a domestic corporation, owns and operates a line of railroad from Ma.eon to Wadley and beyond.
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Action for penalty. Before Judge Rawlings. Jefferson superior court. January 21, 1911. The action is by the State of Georgia against the Wadley Southern Railway Company, to recover a penalty for disobedience to an order of the Railroad Commission of Georgia. The Central of Georgia Railway Company, a domestic corporation, owns and operates a line of railroad from Ma.eon to Wadley and beyond. The Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad Company owns and operates a railroad from Macon to Rocldedge. The Stillmore Air-Line Railway Company operates a railroad from Wadley to Collins, where it connects with…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
1. We will first consider whether the railroad-commission act of 1907 (Acts 1907, p. 72) contains any of the constitutional infirmities urged against it. The title is “An- act to increase the membership of the Eailroad Commission of Georgia . to prescribe and fix penalties and punishments for failure and refusal to obey any order, rule, or regulation of the Eailroad Commission; to prescribe the form of procedure for enforcing the same; and for other purposes.” The 12th section (Civil Code (1910), § 2667) provides that “any common carrier . *502which shall violate any provision of this act or the…
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