Legal Opinion
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Moreland
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 18, 1970No. 45367PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.(a) The defendant argues in this court that the trial judge should have granted its motion for new trial and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict because there was no evidence of wilful and wanton negligence on the part of the defendant’s agents.
Formerly, even where the stock law, popularly known as the "no fence” law, was applicable, the degree of negligence of a railroad was not changed from ordinary negligence to wilful and wanton negligence. Aycock v. Callaway, 78 Ga. App. 219 (1) (51 SE2d 53); Atlantic C. L. R. Co. v. Scott, 95 Ga. App. 70 (2) (97 SE2d 325).…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Grasham v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Sammons v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Arrington v. TrammellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Carr v. John J. Woodside Storage Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Insurance Co. of North America v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City Council of Augusta v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- MacDougald Construction Co. v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Eiland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Pouncey v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992