Case Name: Alaculsey Lumber Co. et al. v. Shippen Brothers Lumber Co.
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1915-04-13
Citations: 143 Ga. 296
Docket Number: 
Parties: Alaculsey Lumber Co. et al. v. Shippen Brothers Lumber Co.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Fish, G. J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 143
Pages: 296–296

Head Matter:
Alaculsey Lumber Co. et al. v. Shippen Brothers Lumber Co.
April 13, 1915.
Injunction. Before Judge Patterson. Fannin superior court. June 23, 1914.
G. N. King, William Butt, W. K. Mann, and W. G. Marlin, for plaintiffs in error. T. A. Brown and D. W. Blair, contra.

Opinion:
Hill, J.
1. Section 804 of the Civil Code of 1910, relative to condemning private property for connecting a tramroad with any waterway or railway, applies only in cases of necessity. Normandale Lumber Co. v. Knight, 89 Ga. 111 (14 S. E. 882); Jones v. Venable, 120 Ga. 1 (47 S. E. 549, 1 Ann. Cas. 185) ; Valdosta &c. Railroad Co. v. Adel Lumber Co., 136 Ga. 559 (71 S. E. 803).
2. The court, acting on conflicting evidence, did not abuse his discretion in granting the injunction in this case.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur, except Fish, G. J., absent.