Legal Opinion
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla Ry. Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 16, 1953No. 34575PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
Under the provisions of Code § 94-1101, all suits against railroads for breach of contract must be brought in the county in which the contract in question is made or is to be performed; any judgment rendered in any county other than those so' designated shall be utterly void, with the exception that, if the cause of action shall arise in a county in which the defendant railroad has no agent, the suit may then be brought in the county of residence of the defendant. It was held in Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Rowe & Co., 6 Ga. App. 858 (1) (65 S. E. 1091), as follows: “Where section 2334 of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Waycross Air-Line Railroad v. Offerman & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Brooke v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Summers v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Dowe & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Southern Railway Co. v. WootenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964