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Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Wright, 248 U.S. 525 (1919)
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Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Wright, 248 U.S. 525 (1919)
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Central of Georgia Railway Company v. Wright No. 163 Argued January 21, 1919 Decided February 3, 1919 248 U.S. 525
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
Syllabus
The same reasons which led this Court to decide that the tax exemptions in the special charters of the Augusta & Savannah and the Southwestern Railroads inured to the Central of Georgia Railway as their lessee and precluded taxing the latter upon the fee of the leased property (Wright v. Central of Georgia Ru. Co., 236 U.S. 674), invalidate an attempt to evade the charter contracts by a tax of the leasehold interests.
Contracts in special charters creating perpetual tax exemptions are not revocable by later provisions of the state constitution.
146 Ga. 406 reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Wright, 248 U.S. 525 (1919) in 248 U.S. 525 248 U.S. 526. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RXTITWA6ABBZVVC.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Wright, 248 U.S. 525 (1919), in 248 U.S. 525, page 248 U.S. 526. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RXTITWA6ABBZVVC.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Wright, 248 U.S. 525 (1919). cited in 1919, 248 U.S. 525, pp.248 U.S. 526. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RXTITWA6ABBZVVC.
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