Legal Opinion
Shermer v. Crowe
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 8, 1936No. 25204PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
The plaintiffs, G. E. Crowe and minor children, brought suit against Shermer and the General Oil Company, for damages on account of. the death of their wife and mother, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants in selling *419a dangerous substance as kerosene, which was a “flash-point lower than 115 degrees F,” in violation of the State law, the same being an inflammable and explosive liquid, without giving any caution or. warning thereof, and which was wholly unsuited for the uses and purpose for which kerosene was customarily used. The jury returned a verdict in favor of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rollestone v. Cassirer & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. DanielsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Platt v. Southern Photo Material Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Standard Oil Co. v. ReaganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
- Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railroad v. McDildaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Har-Pen Truck Lines, Inc. v. Frederick Allen Mills, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Kelly v. LockeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Callahan v. CofieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Deroy FloydCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Stern v. WyattCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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