Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Simms
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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
- Mandeville Mills v. DaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Ashworth v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Matthews & Co. v. Seaboard Air-Line RailwayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Davis v. Savannah Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
3Cited by17 opinions
- Frangos v. EdmundsOregon Supreme Court · 1946
- Trammell v. Atlanta Coach Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. BurnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Hunt v. PollardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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