Legal Opinion

Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co. v. Atlanta, B. & CR Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 18, 1929No. 5612PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This was a bill filed by the appellant, Seaboard Air line Railway Company, against the appellee, Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad Company, seeking the specific enforcement of the hereinafter set out provision of a contract entered into in 1901 between the Seaboard Air line Railway and the Brunswick & Birmingham Railroad Company. That contract provided for the line of the Brunswick & Birmingham Railroad Company crossing at grade the main line controlled and operated by the Seaboard Air Line Railway at a point near Thalman, Ga., and contained the following provision:

“Th…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Buzard v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Beasley v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Armour & Co. v. City of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. Armour & Co. v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1919

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rockhill Tennis Club of Kansas City v. VolkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  2. Ballou v. KempCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
  3. Freeman v. AltvaterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
  4. In Re Jewish Memorial HospitalUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
  5. Nerney v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936

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