Legal Opinion

Alaculsey Lumber Co. v. Shippen Bros. Lumber Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1915PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Injunction. Before Judge Patterson. Fannin superior court. June 23, 1914.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

1. Section 804 of the Civil Code of 1910, relative to condemning private property for connecting a tramroad with any waterway or railway, applies only in cases of necessity. Normandale Lumber Co. v. Knight, 89 Ga. 111 (14 S. E. 882); Jones v. Venable, 120 Ga. 1 (47 S. E. 549, 1 Ann. Cas. 185) ; Valdosta &c. Railroad Co. v. Adel Lumber Co., 136 Ga. 559 (71 S. E. 803).

2. The court, acting on conflicting evidence, did not abuse his discretion in granting the injunction in this case.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur, except Fish, G. J., absent.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones & Co. v. VenableSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Valdosta, Moultrie & Western Railroad v. Adel Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1911

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Holman v. BridgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  2. Fuller v. YetterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  3. Harrell v. Town of WhighamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  4. Hutchinson v. CopelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917