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2018 Georgia Code 50-16-101 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 16. Public Property, 50-16-1 through 50-16-183.

ARTICLE 5 WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD

50-16-101. Relationship of state as owner of railroad.

The state occupies the same relation to the railroad, as owner, that any company or corporation does to its railroad; and the obligations of the state to the public concerning the railroad, and of the public to the railroad, are the same as govern the other railroads of this state, so far as is consistent with the sovereign attributes of this state and the laws of force for its conduct.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 889; Code 1868, § 968; Code 1873, § 964; Code 1882, § 964; Civil Code 1895, § 1021; Civil Code 1910, § 1288; Code 1933, § 91-202.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Western & A.R.R. v. Gray, 172 Ga. 286, 157 S.E. 482 (1931); City of Marietta v. CSX Transp., Inc., 272 Ga. 612, 533 S.E.2d 372 (2000).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 50-16-101

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City of Marietta v. CSX Transp., Inc., 272 Ga. 612 (Ga. 2000).

Cited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 10, 2000 | 533 S.E.2d 372, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 2573

...re a right against the State of Georgia to use the crossings at Depot and Dobbs Streets by implied dedication, but must obtain the express consent of the state. Question answered in the negative. All the Justices concur. See OCGA §§ 50-16-100, 50-16-101. See 1986 Ga....
...736, 737 (54 SE 749) (1906). Black’s Law Dictionary 1233 (7th ed. 1999). Mayor & Council of Atlanta v. Central R.R. & Banking Co., 53 Ga. 120, 124 (1874). See generally OCGA § 50-16-34 (setting out powers and duties of State Properties Commission). See OCGA §§ 50-6-31, 50-6-34. See OCGA §§ 50-16-101, 50-16-102. See Western & A....