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GEORGIA RY. & EL. CO. v. DECATUR

No. 570.

295 U.S. 165 (1935)

GEORGIA RAILWAY & ELECTRIC CO. ET AL. v. DECATUR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 29, 1935.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Walter T. Colquitt for appellants.

Mr. James A. Branch, with whom Messrs. William Schley Howard and Scott Candler were on the brief, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Georgia Railway & Electric Company, which owned and operated street-car lines in the City of Decatur and between that city and other points in the state, leased its property in 1912 to the Georgia Railway & Power Company for the term of 999 years. By the terms of the lease, the latter company bound itself to pay all taxes, rates, charges, licenses, and assessments which

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