Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Davis v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 8, 1932PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Prior to August 25, 1927, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company operated a line of railroad from Thomasville, Georgia, to Monticello, Florida, the railroad depot being on the eastern side of the City of Monticello. On the above date the railroad company abandoned the line and service into Monticello and removed the track from Monticello north to Yuste. Upon the relation of the Attorney General and the Railroad Commissioners, an alternative writ of .mandamus was issued, September 17, 1927, by this Court commanding the railroad company
"To restore your tracks along the line of your railroad…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Colorado v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Texas & Pac. Ry. v. Gulf, Etc., Ry.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Venner v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Taylor v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Durrance v. City of HomesteadSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- State, Ex Rel. Neafie v. ButlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- State Ex Rel. Brennan v. McCannSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- United States ex rel. Jones v. City of West Palm BeachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- State, Ex Rel. Neafie v. ButlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1942