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Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. College Park, 262 U.S. 441 (1923)
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Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. College Park, 262 U.S. 441 (1923)
Georgia Railway & Power Company v. College Park No. 464 Argued April 24, 25, 1923 Decided June 4, 1923 262 U.S. 441
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
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1. A state statute extending the limits of a city and construed as having the effect of rendering applicable to the added territory maximum street railway rates fixed by an earlier contract between the city and the street railway company impairs the obligation of the contract by adding to its burdens. P. 442. Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. Decatur, ante432.
2. A contract of a street railway company with a city to carry passengers for a fare not greater than a stated maximum does not oblige it to issue free transfers. Id.
3. A contract of a street railway company with a city fixing a maximum fare for passage from that city to another city construed in accordance with the practice of the parties, as applying to passage between the cities in either direction. Id.
153 Ga. 329 reversed; certiorari denied.
Error to a decree of the Supreme Court of Georgia affirming a decree for the City of College Park in its suit to enforce compliance with a contract fixing street railway fares.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. College Park, 262 U.S. 441 (1923) in 262 U.S. 441 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HVZBBG5BNBBSXCD.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. College Park, 262 U.S. 441 (1923), in 262 U.S. 441, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HVZBBG5BNBBSXCD.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. College Park, 262 U.S. 441 (1923). cited in 1923, 262 U.S. 441. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HVZBBG5BNBBSXCD.
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