Legal Opinion
Tift v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 18, 1925No. Nos. 5036, 5037PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
Any railroad company owning or operating a railroad in this State, whether chartered under the laws of this State or any other State or States, is authorized and empowered, among other things, “to build and maintain such additional depots, tracks, and terminal facilities as may be necessary for the proper accommodation of the business of the company;” and it is authorized to acquire, by purchase or gift, and to hold such real estate as may be necessary for such purposes; and if the same can not be acquired by purchase or gift, it is authorized to acquire…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Bragg v. WeaverSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- North Laramie Land Co. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Georgia v. City of ChattanoogaSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Reter v. Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1952
- Seward County Board of Commissioners v. City of SewardNebraska Supreme Court · 1976
- West v. Housing Authority of City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- State Highway Department v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
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