Legal Opinion
Branham v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 9, 1943No. 29878PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, P. J.
Wattola Branham instituted suit for damages against the Louisville and Nashville Eailroad Company and the Atlantic Coast Line Eailroad Company, in which she alleged, that on April 2, 1940, while she was traveling as a passenger on one of the trains operated on-the line of railroad of the Western Eailway Company of Alabama, and while such train was about twenty miles east of Montgomery, Alabama, she was injured by the negligent operation of the train; that the Western Eailway Company of Alabama has a line of railroad extending from Montgomery to Atlanta, Georgia; that “said railroad company is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Peterson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Pulllman's Palace Car Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MeredithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Collins v. BookerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973