The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-17
The INJUNCTION GRANTED
Judge Lumpkin Will Prevent Dis
elimination Against SAL"
Mr.. ST. JOHN INTERVIEWED.
He is Satisfied With the Decision and
Says Desperate Efforts viii be
Made to Show That The Sea-
board Air Line Has Done
Something Improper.

the injunction asked by the Seabourd
Air Line to prevent the Western aud
Atlantic and other roads from discrimi-
Mating against the Sea6oard Air Line
in the matter of passengers aud freig hts.
The decision IS as follows:
''The Senbooard Air Line Belt Rail.
road Company, ct. al. VS.. Western and
Atlantic Railroad Company, ct. nj.
Equitable petition in Fulton Superior
Court.
''Ihis case having come on for hear
ing on an application for an injunction,
after hearing aud considering the evi
dence and arguments, 1t Is ordered and
decreed as follows: That to the extent
and with the limitation hereinafter
stated. but no further, the Western aud
Atlantic Rnl!road Company, aud the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railway, ns Its lessee. be and are en-.
Joined from refusing TO interchange
business both through and local with
tho Seabosrd Air Line Belt Railway
Company, and its connecting lines,
upon terms as favorable and ndvanta
geous to said Sesboard Air Line Belt
Railway Company, and its connecting
lines. as lawful terms, and my other
railroad entering the city of Atlanta,
binetioIs in their business connection
or relations with the Western ana At
lantic Railroad Company, aud from
carrying into elect the circular letter
OF the Commissioner of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association of
date, February 10th, 1895, of which n
copy is attached to the petition, rs eN.
hlbit &c, in SO far % 1t will work any
of said results.
'This injunction shall apply to and
cover all freight shipped or billed Mt
or from any point on the line OF the
Western aud Atlantic railroad, or ut
the terminus thereof, for transports
ton over SAID road aud the lines of
complainants, or Ruy OF them, 10 the
Western and Atlantic railroad for do 3,
livery at like points on its line, but
shall not apply to freight origi mating at
or from points beyond the line of the
Western aud Atlantic railroad. md
shipped on through bills OF lndine
originating with some other road or
roads beyond Its line, nor shall 1t apply
to frelghts sought TO be sent forward
by compliments on through bills Of
iading over the Western and Atlantic
railroad TO points reached by other
ronds beyond lts lines, provided, how
ever, that The complainant shull within
ten deys hereirom lille III the Office of
the c,rk OF this court IA bond, with
good and sufficient security, to be Nj
proved by the clerk, in tho sum of
$4,000.
Conditions for the prompt and
tuil settlement ana payment to said do
1endents Of all such amounts MS mny
be, or become due to them or either of
them Oh account OF freights received Tor
transportation by compiainants, oil auy
oil them, from the defendants. or which
may be so received for Transportation
before the final hearing OF this case,
and conditioned further to pay TO de.
PENDANTS all damages which may result
TO them under this jurisdiction, should
le hereafter be revoked or Terminated.
Should the complainant fail 70 Tile said
pond within the time prescribed. then
this injunction shall cease and termi.
nate. Let writ of Injunction issue in
accordance herewith.
Further than this, Injunction ia de.
med. Should the defendant be here
alter damaged or caused loss by uuy
wrongful conduct of the complainnnts
IN respect to iroightS or freight charges,
or should compliments do anythlng
unlawful or lnequitnble in respect
thereto. or other good cguse arise, the
defendants have leave 10 make for Il
dissolution of this Injunction.
N1ce-President st. John was seen
yesterday by reporter OF TIE Vim.
GILMAN and expressed eutire satisfaction
with the decision of Judge Lumpliiu
lie said while desperate effort on the
part OF others has been nude to show
that the Seaboard Air Line has done
something i'll the years past not con
slstent with good business principles
1t does not seem 10 have been proven.
ana he further states that the presl.
cent OF his road months ago wrote To
the president Of the Western X Atlantic
H. Il. expressing his great Willingness
sS any time TO take up Tor consideration
anything presented IN the way of com
plants against his company, udludicat.
ing them to the entire satisfaction of
president of the Western ~ Atlantic.
provided 1T WINS found that errors had
been committed upon the part ottralic
officials OF the Seaboard Line.
This was also stated bv the vice.
president in the telcgraphic CORES.
pondence with President Thomas of
the Western aud Atlantic railroad. and
which correspondence formed a part of
the record OF the court, but that the
Seabonrd AR Line would never con.
sent to edjudicate any complaints
through an association with which il
had no sympathy and was not mem.
be-. The bond will be promptly filed.
and the decision is considered great
victory for the Senboard Air Line.
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