Legal Opinion

Roy v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 17, 1919No. 10037PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Action for damages; from city court of Madison—Judge Anderson. August 31, 1918.

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

The plaintiff in this case has had a long and no doubt an anxious fight with those who she claims have by their negligence damaged her. This court in Roy v. Georgia Railroad &c. Co. 17 Ga. App. 34 (86 S. E. 338), gave her hope by determining her suit to be good as against demurrer in so far as several of the defendants were pleaded liable. When her case in due course came on for trial, the defendants amended their defenses and claimed that she had released a joint tort-feasor by entering into the following agreement: “In consideration of the sum of two hundred fifty ($350) dollars, received…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Roy v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  2. Farmers Cotton Oil Co. v. Blue Ridge Grocery Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  3. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. RoySupreme Court of Georgia · 1917

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. OuztsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  2. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers Mutual Casualty Insurance v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Moore v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  4. In re Kimbrough-Veasey Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1923
  5. Knight v. LoweryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

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