Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Fulghum
Supreme Court of Georgia
Corporations. Railroads. Actions. Before Judge Milner. Bade superior court. September term, 1890.
1Opinion of the CourtBleckley, C. J.
1. A railroad corporation, whether de facto or de jure, and whether foreign or domestic, is subject to suit in this State in personam 'by a citizen thereof if it owns and operates a *264railroad in this State which -was built by virtue of an act of the legislature authorizing another corporation, chartered by an adjoining State, to build and operate said railroad, and which act declared the corporation so building and operating it subject to suit by citizens of this State in the county in which the road is located. A corporation in the actual use and exercise of all the rights and privileges of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Railroad Company v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Graham v. Boston, Hartford & Erie RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Williams v. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- McAlister v. American Railway Express Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
- Mitchell v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. LeaderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
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