Legal Opinion
Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. Decatur
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 1935No. 570Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
295 U.S. 165 (1935)
GEORGIA RAILWAY & ELECTRIC CO. ET AL.
v.
DECATUR.
No. 570.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued April 3, 1935.
Decided April 29, 1935.
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
Mr. Walter T. Colquitt for appellants.
Mr. James A. Branch, with whom Messrs. William Schley Howard and Scott Candler were on the brief, for appellee.
2Opinion of the Court · SutherlandJustice Sutherland
The Georgia Railway & Electric Company, which owned and operated street-car lines in the City of Decatur and between that city and other points in the state, leased its property in 1912 to the Georgia Railway & Power Company for the term of 999 years. By the…
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