Stephens v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for penalty. Before Judge Freeman. Carroll superior court. November 20, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
Stephens brought his action against the Central of Georgia Railway Company to recover the penalty provided in the Civil Code, §§ 2752 to 2755, inclusive. The petition, as amended, shows substantially the following: The defendant company is a common carrier operating passenger-trains from Whitesburg, Carroll county, Ga., to and beyond Newnan, Coweta county, and *626the defendant is directly and indirectly connected with the Atlanta 'and West Point Railroad at Newnan, Ga., their tracks crossing there. The most direct route from Whitesburg to Atlanta is over the defendant railway, via Newnan and the…
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