Legal Opinion

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Godard

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 16, 1955No. 18820PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hawkins, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Under the ruling in Lillie v. Thompson, 332 U. S. 459 (68 Sup. Ct. 140, 92 L. ed. 73), and the principle stated in Yellow Cab Co. of Atlanta v. Carmichael, 33 Ga. App. 364 (126 S. E. 269), in 65 C. J. S. 700, § 111 (f), and in Restatement of the Law of Torts, § 302, Comment (n), the general demurrer to the petition was properly overruled. In the Lillie case, supra, the plaintiff alleged in substance: “Respondent required her [petitioner], a 22-year-old telegraph operator, to work alone between 11:30 p. m. and 7:30 a. m. in a one-room frame…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lillie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. KeatingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  3. Dean v. LittletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  4. Yellow Cab Co. v. CarmichaelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  5. Mullis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Bradley Center, Inc. v. WessnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Sturbridge Partners, Ltd. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Genovay v. FoxNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
  5. Bartlett v. HantoverCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973

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