Legal Opinion

Southern Railway Co. v. Edwards

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 1911No. 2704PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Action for damages; from city court of Floyd county — Judge Hamilton. May 18, 1910.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

The evidence offered by the defendant railroad company to rebut the legal presumption of negligence was itself contradicted, and the jury were authorized to infer from the facts in the ease that the killing of the mule might have been avoided by the exercise of ordinary diligence. Judgment affirmed.

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938