Augusta Brokerage Co. v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Eve. City court of Richmond county. July 5, 1904. This was an. action by the Augusta Brokerage Company, a firm engaged in the general brokerage business in the city of Augusta, including the buying and selling of cottonseed, against the Central of Georgia Railway Company.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Eve. City court of Richmond county. July 5, 1904. This was an. action by the Augusta Brokerage Company, a firm engaged in the general brokerage business in the city of Augusta, including the buying and selling of cottonseed, against the Central of Georgia Railway Company. The allegations of the petition were, in substance, as follows: Prior to the wrong herein complained of, the Railroad Commission of Georgia promulgated the following reasonable rule, the same being a part of Rule 36: “The several railroad companies in this State, in. the conduct of their…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) If the Railroad Commission had authority to adopt that portion of Rule 36. set forth above, the petition set out a cause of action. The law declares that the railroad commissioners “shall make reasonable and just rules and regulations, to be observed by all railroad companies doing business in this State, as to charges at any and all points for the necessary . handling and delivery of freights; shall make such just and reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for preventing unjust discriminations in the transportation of freight and passengers…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. Wrightsville & Tennille RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
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- State v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Stephens v. ReidSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Augusta Brokerage Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Southern Railway Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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