Southern Railway Co. v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Judge.
The primary contention of the railroad is that Code § 94-503 is null, void and of no effect because the words “keep in good order" and “according to the spirit of the road laws” are so general, vague, and indefinite as to render the section incapable of enforcement or construction. In its entirety Code § 94-503 reads as follows: “All railroad companies shall keep in good order, at their expense, the public roads or private ways established pursuant to law, where crossed by their several roads, and build suitable bridges and make proper excavations or embankments,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Carroll v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Cox v. DeJarnetteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- City of Atlanta v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. DumasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Thornton v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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- Bell v. BarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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