Legal Opinion
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 17, 1911PublishedCited by 29 opinions
Action for damages. Before Judge File. Bartow superior court. July 16, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
1. H. B. Rogers sued the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company for damages alleged to have been sustained because of the wrongful death of the plaintiff’s minor child. The defendant demurred to the sufficiency of the petition, which is described in the first headnote. The court overruled the demurrer; and his ruling is in accord with the decisions in Crawford v. Southern Railway Co., 106 Ga. 870 (33 S. E. 826), and Shaw v. Georgia Railroad, 127 Ga. 8 (55 S. E. 960).
2. The court charged the jury that “if the child was at a place where those in charge of the railroad train had reason to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crawford v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Shaw v. Georgia RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Hudson v. BestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Southern Mutual Insurance v. HudsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
3Cited by29 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. TapleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Hieber v. WattCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Steele v. GravesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Shankle v. CrowderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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