Legal Opinion
Hornesby v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 11, 1904PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Action for damages. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. January 12, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
There is no statute in this State requiring street-railroad companies to issue transfers. It is not claimed that there is anything in the charter of the City of Atlanta which authorizes its governing authorities to pass an ordinance to compel *914such railroad companies operating within its limits to issue transfers. See, in this connection, City of Atlanta v. Old Colony Trust Co., 88 Fed. 859. When there is no law or valid city ordinance requiring a street-railroad company to issue transfers, and it does not hold out to the world that it will issue such transfers without condition or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Head v. Georgia Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. DoughertySupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Southern Railway Co. v. BarlowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Heffron v. Detroit City Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Keen v. Detroit Electric RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Teche Greyhound Lines Inc. v. DaigrepontCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Morrill v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908