Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Allen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 18, 1953No. 34625, 34626, 34627PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
The City Court of Macon had jurisdiction of L. A. Smith, though he is a resident of Fulton County, Georgia, and the court did not err in sustaining the plaintiff’s demurrer to this part of Smith’s plea to the jurisdiction. Southern Ry. Co. v. Grizzle, 124 Ga. 735 (3) (53 S. E. 244).
The defendants’ demurrers, Southern Railway Company’s plea in bar, and L. A. Smith’s plea to the jurisdiction, except as to the question decided in division one, above, raise the same question and will be considered together. The defendants strongly urge that the sole right of action for Mr. Allen’s death is under…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Southern Railway Co. v. GrizzleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Hull v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. TonsellitoSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Mashburn & Co. v. Dannenberg Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Wright v. the Concrete CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Fields v. Missouri Power and Light CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
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