Killian v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Jones. City court of DeKalb county. March term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Chief Justice.
Killian sued the railroad company for damages from-personal injuries, alleging in brief, that on March 16, 1895, he was a passenger on defendant’s west bound passenger-train, his destination being Stone Mountain; that when the-train arrived at Stone Mountain he prepared to disembark *729as soon as the train came to a stop, bnt it did not stop long enough for him to alight in safety, as ordinary care required; on the contrary it scarcely stopped at all, and as soon as it did stop it started again; that he was down on the steps of the platform preparing to alight, when the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Van Bokkelen v. . BerdellNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Suber v. Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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- Lime-Cola Bottling Co. v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
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