Legal Opinion

Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Shaw

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1920No. 11207PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Action for damages; from Fulton superior court — Judge Bell. December 6, 1919.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

1. In a suit by the husband, and children against a street-railway company to recover for the death of a wife and mother, alleged to have been caused by a collision between one of the defendant’s streetcars and a jitncy-bus in which the deceased was riding, it was error to charge the jury that “ it is the duty of a motorman of a street-railway car, in propelling a car through the public streets, to notice the presence of pedestrians, and at all times be watchful to see that the way is clear, and where he has reason to apprehend danger, or should in the exercise of ordinary care be cognizant…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hudson v. HudsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. Standard Oil Co. v. ReaganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  3. Realty Bond & Mortgage Co. v. HarleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  4. Metropolitan St. R. R. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  5. Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Wright v. DilbeckCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  3. Community Gas Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  4. White v. KnappCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  5. Beecher v. FarleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961

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