Case Name: McCrary v. Western & Atlantic Railroad
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1926-07-20
Citations: 35 Ga. App. 641
Docket Number: 17154
Parties: McCrary v. Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Judges: Stephens and Bell, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 35
Pages: 641–641

Head Matter:
17154.
McCrary v. Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Decided July 20, 1926.
Joseph M. Lang, for plaintiff.
Tye, Peeples & Tye, Neel & Neel, for defendant.

Opinion:
Jenkins, P. J.
Where the plaintiff filed suit against the defendant,
Western and Atlantic Railroad, a separate and distinct corporation from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, for the recovery of a reward offered by the latter corporation, stipulating that "The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway will pay a reward . . for information resulting in the conviction of any one for the crime of wilfully tampering with . . its tracks . . or other portion of its roadway," there was no error in dismissing the petition upon general demurrer. N., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Edwards, 91 Ga. 24 (16 S. E. 347); Branan v. N., C. & St. L. Ry. Co., 119 Ga. 738 (46 S. E. 882) ; Armour Car Lines v. Summerour, 5 Ga. App. 619 (63 S. E. 667) ; Western & Atlantic R. Co. v. Peacock, 16 Ga. App. 772 (86 S. E. 389).
Judgment affirmed.
Stephens and Bell, JJ., concur.