Legal Opinion

Southern Railway Company v. Garland

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 8, 1947No. 31426PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGabdneb, J.

1. The petition is brought by William P. Garland for himself, and as next friend for his three-year-old child, Robert Lee Garland, to recover damages for the death of Mrs. Helen Louise Garland, his wife, the mother of the child. The suit is against the Southern Railway Company and its fireman and engineer jointly. The petition alleges substantially: that the mother entered an automobile at Dora-ville, Georgia, as a guest, with three others; that the ear was being driven by the host, O. L. Adams; that they entered the ear and proceeded southward toward Atlanta, on a paved and much traveled…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Russell v. BayneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  2. Henderson v. Maysville Guano Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  3. Evans & Pennington v. NailCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  4. Sikes v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
  5. Freeman v. Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. MatlockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
  2. Colonial Stores Inc. v. CokerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  3. Southern Railway Co. v. GarlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  4. Jackson v. MatlockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
  5. Southern Railway Co. v. GarlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948

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