Legal Opinion

Rome Railway & Light Co. v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 10, 1925No. 15819PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. The ground of demurrer, setting up that the plaintiff is not entitled to recover, by reason of the fact that it appears from the petition that she had accepted compensation from the employer of her deceased husband under the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act, is controlled, adversely to the movant, by the decision of this court in Hotel Equipment Co. v. Liddell, 32 Ga. App. 590 (124 S. E. 92 (1 b) ).

2.'While the determination of questions of negligence lies peculiarly within the province of the jury, and in the exercise of this function the question as to what constitutes the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Rollestone v. Cassirer & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. Mayor of Macon v. DykesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  4. Gillespie v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  5. Hotel Equipment Co. v. LiddellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Scott v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Crosby v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Clinton v. Gunn-Willis Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  4. Echols v. Chattooga Mercantile CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
  5. CINCINNATI, NO &C. R. CO. v. HilleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

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