Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Wiggins
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 14, 1948No. 32147PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
This case introduces this court to a question which so far as we know, has not been presented to an appellate court of this State, to wit, whether a Georgia court has the discretion to decline jurisdiction of a transitory action in tort when it would be more convenient and less expensive for the defendant if the case was instituted and tried in the State and county where the alleged tort occurred. There have been cases involving the related question of whether our courts had jurisdiction of such actions, among which are: Reeves v. Southern Ry. Co., 121 Ga. 561 (49 S. E. 674, 70 L. R. A. 513,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KepnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Douglas v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Miles v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Reeves v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MeredithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Walton v. City of BozemanMontana Supreme Court · 1978
- At & T CORP. v. SigalaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. LohnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- Chapman v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
- Julian v. BuckleyMontana Supreme Court · 1981
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