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Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. Denson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 7, 1890PublishedCited by 34 opinions

Negligence. Railroads. Before Judge Harris. City Court of Macon. June term, 1889. Reported in the opinions. cited 2 Am. and Eng. R. Cas. 124; 4 Id. 569 ; 6 Id. 5 ; 8 Id. 217, 220 ; 10 Id. 727 ; 12 Id. 64, 77; 19 Id. 98 ; 34 Id. 37, 40 ; 37 Id. 288, 292; ’ 75 Mo. 575; 55 111. 386; 2 Thomp. Tr. 1803; 78 Ga. 694. cited 5 S. E. Rep. 577; 6 Id. 77; 7 Id. 515; 99 N. C. 298; 6 Am.

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Negligence. Railroads. Before Judge Harris. City Court of Macon. June term, 1889. Reported in the opinions. cited 2 Am. and Eng. R. Cas. 124; 4 Id. 569 ; 6 Id. 5 ; 8 Id. 217, 220 ; 10 Id. 727 ; 12 Id. 64, 77; 19 Id. 98 ; 34 Id. 37, 40 ; 37 Id. 288, 292; ’ 75 Mo. 575; 55 111. 386; 2 Thomp. Tr. 1803; 78 Ga. 694. cited 5 S. E. Rep. 577; 6 Id. 77; 7 Id. 515; 99 N. C. 298; 6 Am. St. Rep. 521; 4 Id. 507; 45 Ohio St. 11; 92 N. Y. 289; 85 Id. 9 ; 112 Incl. 59 ; 113 Id. 19S; 60 Ga. 339; 70 Ga. 207; 74 Ga. 857 ; 82 ffa.190,400; 83 Ga. 266.

1Opinion of the Court

Blandford, Justice.

Martha Denson alleged that the Central Railroad and Banking Company killed her husband, Jackson Denson, by the careless running of its trains, without any fault or negligence on his part; that he was killed by the «gross negligence of the agents of said company, and that the same could have been avoided by ordinary care and diligence on their part; and that he was run over without any attempt on their part to avoid it. She had a verdict in her favor. The railroad company moved for a new trial on several grounds, and the refusal to grant a new trial is alleged as error. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Co. v. SinclairIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Bouwmeester v. Grand Rapids & Indiana RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1886

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Rwy. Co. v. GravittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. ChatmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Lowe v. PayneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  4. Roberts v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  5. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909

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