Legal Opinion

Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad v. Wood

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 9, 1907No. 534PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Action for damages, from city court of Dublin — Judge Burch. May 13, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

A mule grazing in a field thirty or forty feet from the railroad track suddenly ran on the track, a few feet in front of an engine and ears running thirty miles an hour. On seeing the mule approaching the track, the engineer, according to his undisputed testimony, did-everything in his power to avoid killing or injuring the mule, hut his efforts were unavailing. Eeld, that the killing of the mule was an unavoidable accident, and the verdict against the railroad company was without evidence to support it. Judgment reversed.

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. ChastainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  3. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. O'NealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  4. Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. ForesterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  5. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910

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