Long v. Atlanta & West Point Railroad

Hill, Chief Justice.

The first issue in this case is not unlike that raised in an 1899 case involving this same railroad. There it was asked: “Were the provisions of the general railroad law lawfully added to the charter of the West Point company?” Alexander v. Atlanta & West Point R. Co., 108 Ga. 151, 156 (33 SE 866) (1899). Today, although the facts differ, the question is substantially the same. The trial court here said they were; the minority shareholders appeal.

The Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co. (A & WP) was chartered as the Atlanta & LaGrange Railroad Company by the General Assembly…