Legal Opinion
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Hames
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 13, 1910PublishedCited by 23 opinions
Action for damages. Before Judge Morris. Cobb superior court. May 31, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
1. J. S. Haines obtained a verdict against the Louisville & Nashville Bailroad Company and J. L. Latimer, its engineer, because of certain injuries sustained by the plaintiff in the running of the cars of the defendant company. It was alleged that the plaintiff, while walking upon a public road, in the exercise of due care, was struck by a passenger-train of the company as he was about to cross the railroad track, and suffered certain injuries. The collision is alleged to have resulted from the failure of the engineer, when he reached a distance of 400 yards, to blow the whistle of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. CombsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Penick v. County of MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- McCoy v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Comer v. BarfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Southern Railway Co. v. CashSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
3Cited by23 opinions
- Dunaway v. WindsorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Central Anesthesia Associates P. C. v. WorthyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Elk Cotton Mills v. GrantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- City of Marietta v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Donaldson v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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