Georgia Southern Railroad v. Bigelow
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Principal and Agent. Contracts. Damages. Verdict. Before Judge UNDERWOOD. Floyd Superior Court. September Term, 1880. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Speer, Justice.
Thomas A. Walker and John Tucker, receivers of that portion of the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad lying in Alabama, appointed by the chancellor of the middle-chancery division of Alabama, applied to the chancellor for leave to lease that portion of the road lying in Georgia which had been sold under a decree to Edward D. Cow*220man. After various applications, modifying orders, etc., upon the report made by a register appointed for that purpose by the chancellor, and by his consent and appro, val, on the 29th of April, 1876, the receivers and Cowman entered into an agreement, by…
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