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GEORGIA POWER CO. v. DECATUR

No. 363.

281 U.S. 505 (1930)

GEORGIA POWER COMPANY v. CITY OF DECATUR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Walter T. Colquitt, with whom Mr. Ben J. Conyers was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Hooper Alexander for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The city of Decatur brought this suit in the superior court of DeKalb county against the Georgia Railway and Electric Company and the Georgia Railway and Power Company. The former was the owner and the latter was the lessee and operator of a system of street and suburban railway lines of more than 200 miles serving Atlanta, Decatur and other places in that part of Georgia...

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