Legal Opinion

Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Simms

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 28, 1925No. 15562PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

1. Where two street-cars are at the _ terminus of the line, in a public street, standing tandem, with a space between them of about seven or eight feet, a person who goes between them does not thereby become either a trespasser or a volunteer, since he is in a public street where he has a right to be. Going between the ears may, however, under the circumstances, amount to negligence- If he, without authority, after placing- himself between the cars, intermeddles with the mechanism of one of them by adjusting its trolley and thereby preparing the ear for a return trip, he does not by so…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mandeville Mills v. DaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Ashworth v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. Matthews & Co. v. Seaboard Air-Line RailwayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  4. Davis v. Savannah Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Frangos v. EdmundsOregon Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Trammell v. Atlanta Coach Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  3. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  4. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. BurnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  5. Hunt v. PollardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937

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