Fulton County St. Railroad v. McConnell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Street railroads. Independent contractors. Negligence. Verdict. .Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. March term, 1891. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
The Pulton County Street Railroad Company obtained a charter from tbe legislature authorizing it to build a- street railroad through certain streets of tbe city of Atlanta when it should obtain tbe consent of tbe municipal authorities. It seems this consent was-obtained by tbe company, and it made a contract with the Thoinson-TLouston Electric Company, another corporation, whereby the latter undertook to , furnish all the material, and the entire construction of the road without any direction or control reserved to tbe street railroad company. During the progress of tbe work…
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