Bright v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Savannah—Judge Davis Ereenian. July 9, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
The plaintiff was arrested while a passenger on one of the defendant’s trains in the City of Savannah, and carried to the police-station, and, after an investigation into the cause of the arrest, was released from custody by the officer in charge. The action for damages is- predicated upon the theory that the person who made the arrest was an employee of the defendant; that the arrest was without legal justification, and that the defendant was guilty of a breach of' the duty which it owed the plaintiff as a passenger. • ' ’ . '
There was a nonsuit, and the evidence must be dealt with in that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Healey v. LothropMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Brunswick & Western Railroad v. PonderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Tabb v. MalletteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Hirst v. Fitchburg & Leominister Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Director General of Railroads v. State ex rel. HurstCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1920
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pounds v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Kent v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Dupont Rayon Co. v. HensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- MacDonald v. OganIdaho Supreme Court · 1942
- Scholwin v. WilbanksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952