Legal Opinion
City of Acworth v. Western & Atlantic Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 23, 1925No. 4147PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The general welfare clause of the charter of the City of Acworth is broad and comprehensive. Acts 1903", p. 413, §§ 1, 6, 8/ Under such authority, in the exercise of its police power, the City of Acworth could enact reasonable ordinances regulating the rate of speed at which cars propelled by steam may be run between certain points within its limits, and requiring the" railroad company to keep a watchman at certain street crossings over its line of railway. W. & A. R. v. Meigs, 74 Ga. 857 (2); W. & A. R. Co. v. Young, 81 Ga. 397 (3) (7 S. E. 912, 12 Am. St.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Galveston Electric Co. v. City of GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Erie Railroad v. Board of Public Utility CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Southern Railway Co. v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Metropolitan Street Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Harrison v. TuggleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Underwood v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Guhl v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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