Legal Opinion
Western Railway v. McCall
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 15, 1889PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lowndes. Tried before the Hon John Moore.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The present suit was instituted against the “Atlanta & West Point Railroad and Western Railway of Alabama, a foreign corporation incorporated under the law of the State of Georgia, and doing business by its agents in said county of Lowndes, State of Alabama.” An amended complaint was filed, by leave of the court; in which, by amendment, it was proposed to change the corporate name of defendant, so as to make it read “the Western Railway of Alabama Company,” and to sue it as a domestic corporation incorporated under the law of the State of Alabama.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Leaird v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- Davis Avenue Railroad v. MallonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Western Railroad v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
3Cited by13 opinions
- Savannah, Americus & Montgomery Railway v. BufordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Manistee Mill Co. v. HobdySupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Ex parte NicrosiSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Ex Parte Textile Workers Union of AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- Vinegar Bend Lumber Co. v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1901
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