Atlanta & Birmingham Air-Line Railway v. McManus
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Polk county — Judge Irwin. May 19, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
A recovery for something over $11,000 was obtained by Mrs. McManus against the defendant railway company on account of the death of her husband, T. F. McManus, who was-killed while in the service of the company as a conductor on a. construction train. It was contended on behalf of the plaintiff that her husband, while standing in the end door of the cab at the rear of the'train, which was backing slowly across a trestle, •discovered the presence of a number of laborers on the trestle, about three hundred feet away, and caused a slow-down signal to-be given to the engineer, who, instead of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. DukesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. WellsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Augusta Railway & Electric Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. VandiverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by28 opinions
- Loomis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Farrar v. FarrarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Manley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Pelham Manufacturing Co. v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.