Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. Laxson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 28, 1927No. 8 Div. 927PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
The Court of Appeals reversed the cause for the giving of charge 5, at the request of plaintiff. The charge reads:
“The court charges the jury that if Mrs. Lax-son had a hand satchel, a baby, and a bundle, and if there were other passengers with baggage crowding behind her at or about the time she was trying to leave the train, and if she then and there needed the assistance of the trainmen in getting off, and if these conditions were seen and known by the trainmen while acting within the scope of their employment, they owed her the duty to help her to get off safely.”
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hasbrouck v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Clark v. . Traction Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Southern Railway Co. v. ReevesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. CarlisleAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. MaddenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Yu v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Metts v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MeredithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Tampa Electric Company v. FleischakerSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
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