Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Moore
Supreme Court of Georgia
Question certified by Court of Appeals (Cases Nos. 10216, 10217).
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
The Court of Appeals has certified the following question for decision: “Under the statute which requires that motor-vehicles shall be registered in the office of the Secretary of State and a license obtained,, and a license fee paid (Ga. Laws, Ex. Sess. 1915, p. 107), is a person driving on a public railroad-crossing an unregistered motor-truck without such license, when struck by a passenger-train, to be regarded as a trespasser, and not entitled to recover against the defendant railway company for *582negligence not wilful or wanton ? See, in this connection, Knight v. Savannah Electric Co.,…
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- Hughes v. Atlanta Steel Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Dervin v. FrenierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1917
- Moore v. HartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. StaffordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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