Legal Opinion
Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 19, 1923No. 195PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
This is a suit commenced in the District Court by the Western & Atlantic Railroad, against the Railroad Commission of Georgia, its members, its special attorney, and the Attorney General of the' State to restrain and enjoin the enforcement of an order of the Commission requiring the plaintiff to construct and put in service a spur or industrial • track to the Farmers Warehouse Company’s warehouse abutting the right of way of the railroad at Smyrna, Georgia. A law of Georgia (§ 2664 of the 1910 Georgia Code) authorizes the Commission to prescribe rules with reference to spur tracks and side…
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