Alabama Midland Railway Co. v. Guilford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Spence. Decatur superior court. January 14, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
It appears from the record that Guilford was an express messenger running on the line of the Alabama Midland Railway Co. He was injured by reason of the collision of the engine with a tree which had been blown by the wind across the railroad track. This injury occurred in the State of Alabama. Guilford brought suit, in Decatur county, Georgia, against the railway company, to recover damages for the injuries. He alleged that the Alabama corporation had been merged, under the laws of the two States, with a railway corporation of the same name in this State, and that the Alabama Company was…
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