Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Daugherty
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Judge.
In its first enumerated error the railroad company asserts that the trial judge erred on June 22, 1964, in overruling its grounds of special demurrer to the petition as amended. Counsel contend that the allegations of negligence are too indefinite to enable the company to present a proper defense.
The petition in general shows that the railroad company has two main lines from Jesup, Ga., to Doctortown, Ga., located some three miles to the north of Jesup. At the northern boundary of Doctortown, which is just south of the Altamaha River, the two lines converge into a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Allendorf v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Benefield v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Griffith v. Midland Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
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