Legal Opinion

Florida Blue Ridge Corp. v. Tennessee Electric Power Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 17, 1939No. 9258PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Florida Blue. Ridge Corporation, a corporation of Delaware, sued Tennessee Electric Power Company, a corporation of Maryland but domesticated in Georgia, to remove a cloud upon its title to lands in Georgia caused by a deed held by the Tennessee Company from Toccoa Electric Power Company purporting to convey easements over the lands, to declare the easements abandoned, to enjoin the Tennessee Company from trespassing on the lands, and for damages. The suit was dismissed on motion as setting forth no cause for suit, and appeal taken.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kerfoot v. Farmers' and Merchants' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. Central Railroad v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
  3. Singleton v. Southwestern RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  4. Rogers v. Toccoa Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  5. State v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hennick v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  2. Union Camp Corporation v. James E. Dyal, Jr., and John M. Murrell, Additional Leon A. Wilson, Ii, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  3. United States v. 434.00 Acres of Land More or Less, in Camden County, State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. 434.00 Acres Of Land More Or Less, In Camden County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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