Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Sellers
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court-of Atlanta—Judge H. M. Reid. January 17, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
Sellers recovered a verdict against the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company for $2,000 as damages for personal injuries. The defendant excepts to the judgment overruling its motion for new trial. Briefly stated, the plaintiff’s petition alleged that he went to what is known as the North avenue crossing of the defendant’s railroad in the city of Atlanta, for the purpose of meeting his wife and children, whom he expected to alight from a train known as the Rome express. He alleged that this crossing was a regular stopping place for the discharge of passengers who wished to be discharged there;…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. MeigsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
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- Southwestern Railroad v. VellinesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
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