Daughtry v. Savannah & Statesboro Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Statesboro — Judge Brannen. February 19, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
Queen Daughtry brought suit against the railway company for $5,000, for the homicide of her husband. She alleged that he was an employee of the defendant company and was engaged in the performance of his duties as train-hand; and thatAvhile so engaged and without fault on his part, by the negligence of the defendant, its servants, agents, and employees, and by the use of the defective, rotten, and worn-out wire rope, and by the careless and negligent erection and maintaining of the guard-post, and by the negligence and careless operation of the engine, locomotive, cars, and machinery of the…
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- Sheldon v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Randall v. Northwestern Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Shaber v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Henry v. Southern Pacific RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. FlannaganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
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