Legal Opinion

South Western Railroad v. Benton

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 10, 1950No. 16980Published

1Opinion of the Court

206 Ga. 770 (1950)

58 S.E.2d 905

SOUTH WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY et al.

v.

BENTON et al.

16980.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 10, 1950.

Miller, Miller & Miller, Lawton & Cunningham, and Harris, Harris, Russell & Weaver, for plaintiffs in error.

Hall & Bloch, contra.

HAWKINS, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) 1. The controlling question in this case is, whether the South Western Railroad Company (hereinafter called "South Western") can legally sell and convey its franchise and physical properties to the reorganized Central of Georgia Railway Company (hereinafter called "Central") upon the…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  3. Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. Trustees of Dartmouth College v. WoodwardSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  5. Stone v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1880

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