Southern Railway Co. v. Toccoa Rock Crushing Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. In the absence of a statute or a contract obligating a railroad company to the continued maintenance by it of a spur-track from its main line to a business plant near the railroad, there is no right in the person owning or operating the plant, to the railroad’s continued maintenance of the track. 51 C. J. 485; People v. Chicago &c. R. Co., 57 Ill. 436; Heyl v. Philadelphia &c. R. Co., 51 Pa. 469; Coe v. New Jersey Midland R. Co., 28 N. J. Eq. 100 (affirmed, 28 N. J. Eq. 593).
2. Where a railroad company agreed with another that if the latter would buy a rock quarry situated near the main…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. GrizzleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Truitt v. Rust & Shelburne Sales Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
- People ex rel. Spruance v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Heyl v. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1866
- Lucas v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
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