Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Stephens
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 27, 1912No. 3567PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Action for damages; from city court of Tifton — Judge E. Eve. June 10, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
1. It being alleged in the petition that the tort was committed in the State of Florida, and that the defendant railroad company was a foreign corporation, with an office and place of business in the county in which the suit was brought, there was no error in overruling the demurrer based upon the ground that the court did not have jurisdiction. S., F. & W. Ry. Co. v. Evans, 121 Ga. 391 (2) (49 S. E. 308). The statutory rule confining suits against railroad companies for torts to the county in which the cause of action arose does not apply to torts committed beyond the limits of the State by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Pless & SladeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
3Cited by5 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. BarksdaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Southern Railway Co. v. DaughdrillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Southern Railway Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Southern Railway Co. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925