Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 30, 1956No. 36116Published
1Opinion of the Court
93 Ga. App. 805 (1956)
92 S.E.2d 874
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO.
v.
BROWN.
36116.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Decided April 30, 1956.
Alston, Sibley, Miller, Spann & Shackelford, James Thomas, Wm. B. Spann, Jr., for plaintiff in error.
Hewlett, Dennis, Bowden & Barton, Sam D. Hewlett, Jr., contra.
NICHOLS, J.
Although the plaintiff's petition was brought in two separate counts, both counts were based on the contention that the plaintiff's injuries resulted from the failure of the railroad to provide couplers in accordance with the Safety Appliance Act (45 U. S. C. A. § 2): "It shall be unlawful…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited9 opinions
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- City of Columbus v. AnglinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. KeatingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. GillisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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