Legal Opinion

Atlanta & Florida Railroad v. Blanton

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 21, 1888PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Practice in Supreme Court. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

Blanton filed his bill in Spalding superior court, wherein he alleged that the Atlanta & Florida Railroad Company *564was constructing a railroad from the city of Atlanta southward and through a part of Spalding county, and had entered upon the lands of the complainant and begun to grade a railroad bed; that at the instance of the railroad company, arbitrators were selected who awarded the complainant $500 for his damages and for the privilege to said railroad company to build its road over and across his lands ; that the railroad company appealed from the decision of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Head v. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. San Mateo County v. Southern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  3. Howard v. DurandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
  4. Cheong Ah Moy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Hartell v. SearcySupreme Court of Georgia · 1861

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tuells v. TorrasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. Henderson v. HoppeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  3. Kitchens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. Kappers v. DeKalb County Board of HealthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Hendricks v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915

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