Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. Railroad Commission
District Court, N.D. Georgia
In Equity. Suit by the Georgia Railway & Power Company against the Railroad Commission of Georgia. On motion for preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
SIBEEY, District Judge.
By legislative act of February 16, 1856 (Laws Ga. 1855-56, p. 420), Atlanta Gaslight Company was granted a perpetual charter, with a franchise to make and sell gas for lighting purposes, in the city of Atlanta, and to lay its pipes and apparatus in the streets, alleys, and public grounds therein. By Act October 14, 1889 (Laws Ga. 1889, p. 1398), the franchise was extended to the furnishing of gas and electricity for all advantageous? uses. No monopoly was granted, but one in fact exists. Many years since, the gas company leased its property and franchises to the Georgia…
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