Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1940No. 28129PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
Mamie Edwards brought suit against the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad Company, to recover as damages the value of the life of her husband, Warren Edwards, who was killed by a passenger-train at a railroad crossing about one mile north of the City of Oglethorpe, Georgia. Before the trial Mamie Edwards died, and Oscar Edwards and Warren Edwards, the surviving children of Mamie Edwards and Warren Edwards, were made parties plaintiff. The verdict was for the defendant. A motion for new trial was overruled, and the plaintiffs excepted.
1. The plaintiffs complain of the court’s failure to…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. SlatonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Davis v. WhitcombCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Southern Railway Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Smith v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Flint Explosive Co. v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Carr v. John J. Woodside Storage Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Beasley v. ElderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Burke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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