Legal Opinion
City of Doraville v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 22, 1971No. 26357PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Chief Justice.
The appeal here is from an order dismissing a petition seeking injunctive relief. It appears that the parties in the court treated the motion as one for a judgment upon the pleadings and documentary exhibits thereto, which is permissible under the Civil Practice Act, Code Ann. § 81A-112.
The material allegations in the petition, as well as the allegations in the answer and motion to dismiss of the defendant were as follows:
The City of Doraville, a municipal corporation, filed its complaint in Superior Court of DeKalb County seeking to enjoin the Southern Railway Company…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Beazley v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Tift v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- City of Cape Girardeau v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1924
- Wingate v. City of DoerunSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
3Cited by7 opinions
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- City of Buford v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Central of Georgia Railroad v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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