Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Maxey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Meadow. Oglethorpe superior court. December 12, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkixson, J.
By section 10 of the act incorporating the Georgia Railroad Company, approved December 21st, 1833 (Acts 1833, p. 256), it was provided: “That the said Georgia Railroad Company shall have power and capacity to purchase, and have and hold, in fee simple, or for years, to them and their successors, any lands, tenements, or hereditaments that they may find necessary for the site on and along which to locate, run, and establish the aforesaid road and railroads, or any branches thereof; or to vary or alter the plan or plans, and of such breadth and dimensions through the whole course of the road…
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