Snook v. Georgia Improvement Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Corporations. Charters. Stock and stockholders. Laws. Contracts. Railroads. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. December term, 1888. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
The Georgia Improvement Company brought its action against Snook for $250, which it alleged Snook had subscribed to the Atlanta & Hawkinsville Railroad Company, now the Atlanta & Florida Railro_ad Company, the name having been changed by an act of the legislature, approved October 24th, 1887. To this action Snook filed the plea of the general issue, and four special pleas. The plaintiff' demurred to the special pleas; its demurrer was sustained by the court, and the plaintiff had a verdict. The defendant moved for a new trial, which was refused by the court, and he excepted.
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