Covington & Macon Railroad v. Mayor of Athens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional law. Municipal corporations. Railroads. Contracts. Before Judge Hutchins. Clarke superior court. April term, 1889. The Covington and Macon Railroad Company brought suit against the Mayor and Council of the City of Athens for $19,483, besides interest, making the following allegations: In the year 1886, plaintifl was engaged in the construction of its railroad, which was projected to be built from Macon via Monticello to Covington, and it was ultimately…
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Constitutional law. Municipal corporations. Railroads. Contracts. Before Judge Hutchins. Clarke superior court. April term, 1889. The Covington and Macon Railroad Company brought suit against the Mayor and Council of the City of Athens for $19,483, besides interest, making the following allegations: In the year 1886, plaintifl was engaged in the construction of its railroad, which was projected to be built from Macon via Monticello to Covington, and it was ultimately intended to continue the line to Buford or some other point on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line railway. The work of…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff in error to recover of the defendant in error some nineteen thousand dollars which the plaintiff alleged that the defendant was indebted to it by reason of a certain contract entered into between the parties, in which the defendant promised to secure for the plaintiff a right of way through the city of Athens, together with certain lots of land therein, in order that the plaintiff might lay down its railroad through said city and connect with the Northeastern railroad; plaintiff alleging that at the special instance and request of…
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