Legal Opinion
Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Michael
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 10, 1933No. 9676PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
Mrs. Vinnie Michael brought suit in 1929 for damages for the homicide of her minor son, who was twelve years of age, and who was killed, while crossing the tracks on his way to school, by a passenger-train which was moving on a side-track while a freight-train was passing on the main track of the company. The case has been to this court twice, and to the Court of Appeals twice. Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. v. Michael, 172 Ga. 561 (158 S. E. 426), 175 Ga. 1 (165 S. E. 37), 43 Ga. App. 703 (160 S. E. 93), 44 Ga. App. 503 (162 S. E. 294). A full statement of the facts in the case appears in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Augusta Railway Co. v. GloverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. MichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. v. CorcoranCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Southern Railway Co. v. BrockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In Re the Complaint of Sincere Navigation Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Reliance Insurance v. BridgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- First National Bank v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Wilson-Weesner-Wilkinson Co. v. CollierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Hunt v. Western & Atlantic RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
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