Southern Railway Company v. Turner

I do not think that the railroad could be held to have subjected itself to a statutory penalty by waiver or estoppel because to do so would be adding to a penal statute by implication which is not permissible. 23 Am. Jur. 631, 632, §§ 37, 38; 25 C. J., § 133, p. 1205; Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Raines, 167 Ga. 880 (147 S. E. 77); Thompson v. Watson, 186 Ga. 396 (197 S. E. 774, 117 A. L. R. 484); Peterson v. State, 13 Ga. App. 766 (79 S. E. 927); Code (Ann. Supp.) § 102-102, catchwords “Penal Statutes.” However by amendment the plaintiff alleged that the claim filed was a verified claim but…