Gunn v. Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in Supreme Court. Railroads. Corporations. Actions. Partnership. Torts. Laws. Before . Judge Clarke. Olay Superior Court. September Term, 1884. Gunn brought his action of trespass on the case in Clay superior court, for a personal injury caused by the careless running of a boat on which he was a passenger, whereby the boat was wrecked and he was injured.
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Practice in Supreme Court. Railroads. Corporations. Actions. Partnership. Torts. Laws. Before . Judge Clarke. Olay Superior Court. September Term, 1884. Gunn brought his action of trespass on the case in Clay superior court, for a personal injury caused by the careless running of a boat on which he was a passenger, whereby the boat was wrecked and he was injured. The action was brought against the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, a corporation of said state, and Samuel J. Whitesides, of Muscogee county. The declaration alleged that they were partners under the name and style…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
1, 2. The precise question made by this record is, whether the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, a public corporation, created by and existing under the laws of this state, can enter into a partnership with a natural person to purchase and run a steamboat on one of the rivers of the state, and whether it is liable to an action for a tort arising from a breach of duty, created by a contract made with the firm of which it is alleged to be member. We have been asked to decide how far such a corporation may engage in the business of purchasing and running boats on the…
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