Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 12, 1962No. 21674PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Presiding Justice.
1. The law of Georgia recognizes the right to judicial review of orders of the Georgia Public Service Commission. Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission, 211 Ga. 223 (85 SE2d 14). Where, as in the present case, judicial review is timely sought, the penalty provisions of the Georgia law (Code Ann. § 93-416) apply only to subsequent violations after the order of the commission has been “judicially established to be a lawful *158order.” Wadley Southern R. Co. v. Georgia, 235 U. S. 651, 669 (35 SC 214, 59 LE 405).
2. The Georgia Public Service Commission has…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- New England Divisions CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Union Dry Goods Co. v. Georgia Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Wadley Southern Railway Co. v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Southern Railway Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962