Atlantic & Birmingham Railway Co. v. Owens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Humphreys. City court of Moultrie. December 30, 1904. Owens sued the railway company, alleging in his petition: Plaintiff went to defendant’s- passenger station in the- city of Moultrie, to await the arrival of a friend upon one of the defendant’s trains.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Humphreys. City court of Moultrie. December 30, 1904. Owens sued the railway company, alleging in his petition: Plaintiff went to defendant’s- passenger station in the- city of Moultrie, to await the arrival of a friend upon one of the defendant’s trains. As the train approached the station, and while the passengers were leaving it, plaintiff was standing on the platform of the depot immediately next to the train, and, while he was watching the passengers as they were coming out of the train, a porter of the defendant, 'employed to work about the depot and to…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
1. One who expressly or impliedly invites another upon his premises is bound to see that they are in such condition that the person invited may approach and remain thereon in safety. This rule applies to railroad companies. A person who enters the premises of a railroad company for the purpose of transacting business with its agent is lawfully upon the premises, and the company owes him a duty to keep the premises in safe condition. Ga. R. Co. v. Richmond, 98 Ga. 495. A railroad company owes a duty to keep its passenger station in safe condition, not only to those who come there for the…
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