Legal Opinion

Rome Railway & Light Co. v. King

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 17, 1925No. 15564PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. On a former bill of exceptions it was held that the petition for damages against the defendant street-railway companj', on account of personal injuries to the plaintiff in being run down by an automobile while attempting to board the defendant’s car, set forth a cause of action’ by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant company in requiring its passengers to enter on the left side of its cars (despite the fact that a city ordinance required vehicles in meeting street-cars to pass on this, the left, side of the car, and prohibited such vehicles, in following streetcars on the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Holmes v. ClisbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Askew v. AmosSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  3. Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. RyanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
  4. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  5. Lucas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Trammell v. ShirleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
  2. Chandler v. Alabama Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  3. Garner v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. George v. McCurdyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  5. City of Rome v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927

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