Legal Opinion
Doster v. Central of Georgia Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1985No. 70576, 70577, 70579, 70578, 70580, 70581PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
This case arose out of a vehicle and train collision which occurred at a grade crossing in Putnam County at about 11:30 p.m. on June 2, *3941979. A pickup truck driven by Ray Doster and occupied by five passengers (his then wife and four children) collided with the thirty-second car of a freight train which was proceeding over the crossing at a speed of three to five m.p.h. As a result, three of the children were killed and the two adults and the remaining child were seriously injured.
Suit was brought against two defendants, Central of Georgia Railroad Company, the owner of the…
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- Brooks v. Cellin Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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