Legal Opinion
Savannah & Atlanta Railway Co. v. Newsome
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 24, 1954No. 35098, 35088PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, C. J.
1. (a) Both counts of the petition alleged a good cause of action against Savannah & Atlanta Railway Company. There are circumstances where-due care for the safety of others would require a railroad obstructing a crossing to place a guard, light, or some other warning at a proper point to give notice for the time that the crossing is obstructed. Mann v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co., 43 Ga. App. 708, 711 (160 S. E. 131); Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Marshall, 89 Ga. App. 740, 743 (81 S. E. 2d 228). An illustration of such circumstances is a “misty and foggy morning.” Gay v. Smith, 51 Ga. App.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. ReaganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
- Mann v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Hines v. McLellanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Gay v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Martin v. GurleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Brewer v. HensonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. Albert Gregor KammererCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BrowerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Deese v. ParksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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