Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Elliott
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 20, 1956No. 35980, 35982PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
On the first appearance of these cases (92 Ga. App. 309, 315, 88 S. E. 2d 413) it was held as follows: “The petition as amended contained allegations to the effect that the defendant Southern Railway Company was guilty of negligence: (1) In constructing the spur track across the main line of Central of Georgia Railway Company in such manner that the low point of the grade was such that, if two or more freight cars were improperly braked and became loose, when placed either to the north or south of the intersection, they would come to rest across the main line of Central of Georgia Railway…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bonner v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Peggy Ann of Georgia Inc. v. ScogginsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Wright Contracting Co. v. WallerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Scoggins v. PEGGY ANN OF GEORGIA INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- George A. Fuller Construction Co. v. ElliottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
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- Funding Systems Leasing Corporation v. Garland B. Pugh, Sr., Individually and D/B/A Georgia Tractor and Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Georgia Power Co. v. WombleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Black v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966