Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. McCord
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. A joint interest by the occupants of an automobile in the objects and purposes of the trip for which the automobile is being used does not so engage them in a joint enterprise as to render the negligence of the driver imputable to one of the other occupants, where there is no joint control in the operation of or in-the manner of the operation of the automobile. On the trial of a case against a railroad company, to recover damages for injuries received by the plaintiff from a collision of his automobile with a train at a public crossing, where it appeared from the evidence, without…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wood v. Cincinnati Safe & Lock Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- McBride & Co. v. Macon Telegraph Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Chapman & Son v. Atlanta Guano Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1893
3Cited by14 opinions
- Wheat v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Sweet v. AwtryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Hare v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Dixon v. Federal Farm Mortgage Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. MitchamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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