Legal Opinion
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. Oliver
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 15, 1909No. 1634PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Certiorari, from Tift superior court — Judge Mitchell. December 13, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
1. In a suit in a justice’s court for the killing of live stock through the negligence of the employees of a railroad company in the operation of its trains, it is not necessary that the plaintiff should' set out the particular acts of negligence. The strictness of pleading required in superior and city courts does not pertain to justices’ courts. Ga. So. & Fla. Ry. Co. v. Barfield, 1 Ga. App. 203 (58 S. E. 236); Southern Railway Co. v. Oliver, 1 Ga. App. 734 (58 S. E. 244); Southern Express Co. v. Briggs, 1 Ga. App. 294 (57 S. E. 1066); Hendrix v. Elliott, 2 Ga. App. 301 (58 S. E. 495);…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. Oliver & MorrowCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. BarfieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Southern Express Co. v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Hendrix v. ElliottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by2 opinions
- South Georgia Railway Co. v. AtkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Pidcock v. StriplingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942