Legal Opinion
Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Cook
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 19, 1956No. 36423PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
The first headnote needs no elaboration.
Paragraphs 13 and 23(c) specify as negligence per se in contravention of Code § 94-506 the defendants’ failure to blow the train whistle two long, one short and one long blast at a distance of 400 yards from the crossing. Special demurrers to both these allegations were overruled, and this ruling was error in view of the fact that the petition alleged the crossing to be within the) corporate limits of a municipality, and Code § 94-506 has no application to crossings within municipalities. Special ground 10 of the amended motion for new trial assigns…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Alabama Midland Railway Co. v. GuilfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Pollard v. SavageCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. BradshawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Benton Rapid Express Inc. v. SammonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Jackson's Mill & Lumber Co. v. HollidayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Southern Railway Company v. John J. Neely, Jr., a Minor, by Mrs. Azalea v. Neely, as Next FriendCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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