Legal Opinion
City of Douglasville v. Queen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 8, 1999No. S98G1208PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
Twelve-year-old Rebecca Ann Queen was injured and ten-year-old Lisa Michelle Queen was killed when they were hit by a Norfolk Southern Railroad train. The girls were walking on the railroad tracks while traveling from their family’s car back to their parents, who were positioned on railroad property adjacent to Highway 78 in downtown City of Douglasville awaiting the City’s annual Fourth of July parade. Ronnie Queen, as parent and next friend of the girls and as administrator of Lisa Michelle’s estate, brought suit against the City and the railroad.1 Insofar as the City is…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bradley Center, Inc. v. WessnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Parker v. Mayor of MaconSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
- Cechman v. TravisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Veterans Organization of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Inc. v. PotterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- White v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Boller v. Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- McCONNELL Et Al. v. DEPARTMENT OF LABORCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
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