Legal Opinion
MacOn, Dublin & Savannah Railroad v. Stephens
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 19, 1942No. 29201PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
W. T. Stephens sued the Macon, Dublin & Savannah Bailroad Company for damages caused by the alleged killing of two of his cattle by a moving train of the defendant. Both parties introduced evidence, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant’s motion for new trial was overruled, and that judgment is assigned as error.
A special ground of the motion assigns error on the following charge of the court: “In all actions against railroad companies for damages done to persons or property, proof of injury inflicted by the running of locomotives or cars of such companies shall be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. TurnipseedSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co. v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Georgia Power Co. v. WattsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Darlington Corp. v. PinchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Porter-Lite Corp. v. Warren Scott Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Jones v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Kennesaw Life & Accident Insurance v. TempletonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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