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Gregory v. Georgia Granite Railroad

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 13, 1909PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Action for damages. Before Judge Roan. DeKalb superior court. June 27, 1908.

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.

The Georgia Granite Company, a corporation, owns and operates a quarry about three miles distant from Lithonia, a station on the Georgia Railroad. In 1904 the Georgia Granite Railroad Company, a corporation chartered under, the general railroad law by the secretary of State, constructed a railroad from the quarry to Lithonia. For the sake of brevity hereafter we shall refer to the Georgia Granite Company as the quarry company and the Georgia Granite Railroad Company as the railroad company. The same person was the president of both corporations, the secretary and treasurer of the railroad…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Vermont & Canada RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854
  2. Singleton v. Southwestern RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  3. Macon & Augusta Railroad v. Moses & MayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
  4. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. HaasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  5. Dethrage v. City of RomeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. LeonardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  2. Mills v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Simpson v. BrandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  4. Throgmorton v. TrammellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  5. Hickman v. TooleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926

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