Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad

The State of Georgia by this motion for leave to file a bill of complaint1 seeks to invoke the original jurisdiction of this Court under Art. Ill, § 2 of the Constitution. See Judicial Code § 233,28 TJ. S. C. § 341. The defendants are some twenty railroad companies. On November 6, 1944, we issued a rule to show cause why Georgia should not be permitted to file its bill of complaint. Returns to the rule have been made and oral argument had.

Georgia sues in four capacities, only two of which we need mention: (1) in her capacity as a quasi-sovereign or as agent and protector of her people against…