Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Sweat
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1933No. 9191PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKussell, C. J.
This case turns upon the construction of the instrument executed by George W. Stansell in 1860. “The well-settled rule in this State is, that, disregarding all technical rules of construction, effect shall be given to the intention of the maker off an instrument, as far as the same' is lawful and can be gathered from the contents of the paper; and the intention of the parties shall be enforced irrespective of all technical or arbitrary rules of construction.” Peterson v. Atlantic & Birmingham, R. Co., 120 Ga. 967 (48 S. E. 372), Civil Code (1910), § 4266; Mitchell v. Turner, 117 Ga. 958 (44…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Tietjen v. MeldrimSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Piedmont Cotton Mills v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Moss v. ChappellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway Co. v. County of CoffeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Lawson v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Tamalpais Land & Water Co. v. Northwestern Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
- Marthens v. B & O RAILROAD CO.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Bennett v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- McCrea v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
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