Legal Opinion

Northern Freight Lines, Inc. v. Southern Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 19, 1963No. 40156Published

1Opinion of the Court

108 Ga. App. 189 (1963)

132 S.E.2d 541

NORTHERN FREIGHT LINES, INC.

v.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

40156.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 19, 1963.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1963.

Joseph H. Blackshear, for plaintiff in error.

Wheeler, Robinson & Thompson, Emory F. Robinson, contra.

HALL, Judge.

The plaintiff sued the defendant railroad for damages to its tractor-trailer which occurred when the defendant's train hit the rear of the trailer which was on the track at a railroad crossing. The railroad brought a cross action for damages to its locomotive. The evidence was in conflict on all questions…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. Davis v. WhitcombCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  3. Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. HudsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Flanigan v. RevilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  5. Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co. v. BentonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931

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