Hazlehurst v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Charter. Before Judge Hill. Bibb county. At chambers. October 18th, 1873. The sole question made by this case is whether the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company had the authority, under its charter, to construct its railroad into the 'city of Macon.
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Railroads. Charter. Before Judge Hill. Bibb county. At chambers. October 18th, 1873. The sole question made by this case is whether the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company had the authority, under its charter, to construct its railroad into the 'city of Macon. Matthew R. Freeman, as trustee for his wife, owned certain city lots through which the road would pass, and sought to enjoin George H. Hazlehurst, the receiver of said company, from appropriating said property for that purpose. No question was made as lo compensation. The chancellor ordered the injunction to issue, and defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
McCay, Judge.
This case turns entirely upon the construction of the charter of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company. It is by that charter authorized to construct and maintain a railroad from Brunswick to the city of Macon. It is contended, and such, as we understand, was the opinion of the court, that under this charter the company could only construct a road from the outermost limit of Brunswick to the outermost limit of Macon, and that it had no authority to enter with its road within the lines of either city. From and to, it is contended, in their legitimate sense, mean only from…
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