Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. City of Decatur
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 19, 1930No. 363PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
The city of Decatur brought this suit in the superior court of DeKalb county against the Georgia Railway and Electric Company and the Georgia Railway and Power Company.' The former was the owner and the latter was the lessee and operator of a system of street and suburban railway lines of more than 200 miles serving Atlanta, Decatur and other places in that part of Georgia. Before trial, they consolidated and became the Georgia Power Company, and it was made the defendant. The city prayed, and the court granted, a decree permanently enjoining petitioner from violating an ordinance passed by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Ward v. Board of Commr's of Love Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Raymondv v. Chicago Union Traction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- City and County of Denver v. Denver Union Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Eastern Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- In Re Third Ave. Transit Corp. Melniker v. LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Northern Natural Gas Co. v. County of Blue EarthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Georgia Power Co. v. City of DecaturSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Murray v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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