Legal Opinion

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Associated Transports, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 19, 1956No. 36267PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGardner, P. J.

Counsel deal with the case by taking up the three special grounds in their argument. We will follow the same procedure in this opinion.

Special ground 1 assigns error because the court erred in refusing to give the following request to charge:'“I charge you that where the view or the hearing of a traveler approaching a railroad crossing is obstructed, he is under the duty of using greater care and prudence in looking and listening for approaching trains than where there is no obstruction. The degree of care which he must exercise in such cases, particularly where he is familiar with the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Wall v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. OdomCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Southern Railway Company v. Mrs. Nora B. JolleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  5. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. OdomCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

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