Legal Opinion
State of Georgia v. City of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1969No. 18485_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Chief Judge.
The controversy here is over a locomotive named “General,” a relic of the Civil War, alleged by appellant, State of Georgia, to be—
“ [A] valuable piece of equipment in the history of railroading and a historical monument to the bravery of Federal and Confederate soldiers by virtue of its having been captured by a Federal raiding party at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw), Georgia, and recaptured near Ringgold, Georgia, following what is now known as the ‘great locomotive chase.’ ”
Georgia claims to be the owner of the “General”. It asserts that when the locomotive was being shipped…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Grannis v. OrdeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Schroeder v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Felix Miller, Jr., Donald W. Hayden, E. R. Pickett, and Fred Rothberger, Jr. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Mary Scanapico v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company, and Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Mary Scanapico v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company, and Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970