Western & Atlantic Railroad v. York
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action, for damages. Before Judge Gober. Cobb superior court, February 10, 190G.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. The questions raised by demurrer are of such character as that we do not deem it necessary to make further reference to them than is expressed in the first, headnote.
2. During the progress of his argument before the jury, counsel for the plaintiff in the court below used the following language: "Man is the noblest creation of God. God made no greater creation than man. He is the grandest product of divine handcraft; and He hedged about him the law, ‘Thou shalt not kill.’ God told Cain that the blood of his brother Abel cried to him from the ground. The most eloquent sermon I ever heard in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Williams v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Shaw v. Georgia RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- McNabb v. Lockhart & ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Remus v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
- Georgia Power Co. v. PuckettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Carruthers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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