Corley v. Coleman & Ellison
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Evans. Emanuel superior court. October term, 1900. . The widow of Corley sued Coleman & Ellison for damages resulting from his homicide; and the action was dismissed on general demurrer. She alleged that the defendants in their sawmill business operated a railroad, not chartered, for the purpose of transporting logs and lumber to and from the mill, as well as their employees to and from the mill and the woods.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Evans. Emanuel superior court. October term, 1900. . The widow of Corley sued Coleman & Ellison for damages resulting from his homicide; and the action was dismissed on general demurrer. She alleged that the defendants in their sawmill business operated a railroad, not chartered, for the purpose of transporting logs and lumber to and from the mill, as well as their employees to and from the mill and the woods. This railroad had been operated about three years, but the way through the dense woods had been cleared but a very few feet more than the space occupied…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The plaintiff sued the defendants for damages alleged to have resulted to her from the homicide of her husband. The court dismissed her petition upon a general demurrer, and to this ruling she excepted. The substance of the allegations of the petition is set forth in the official report which precedes this opinion. As against a general demurrer the petition set forth a cause of action. It alleged that there was standing within twelve feet of the track a tree which, on account of its condition, brought about by decay and the fact that it had been boxed for turpentine, was a constant menace to…
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