Turner v. City Electric Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Wright. Floyd superior court.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
1. Generally the duty which the law imposes upon an ordinary railroad company to provide and maintain a safe place for landing its passengers is not applicable to a street-car company operating its line along a public street of a city, and not stopping at regular places selected by it or providing places for passengers to get on and off of its cars, but stopping such cars at street crossings or various intermediate places upon signal from a passenger. Macon Ry. £ Light Co. v. Vining, 120 Ga. 513 (48 S. E. 232).
2. Under such circumstances it is the duty of the company, and its agents or…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Macon Railway & Light Co. v. ViningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
3Cited by5 opinions
- Tobin v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1923
- Bird v. Savannah Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
- Lentz v. Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Haas v. Wichita Railroad & Light Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1913
- Graham v. Savannah Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1917