Legal Opinion
Sorrells v. Atlanta Transit System, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 1963No. 21927PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
Thomas C. Sorrells and his wife, Mrs. Alice Sorrells, filed their petition against Atlanta Transit System, Inc., as defendant, seeking to recover damages which the plaintiff husband sustained in a collision between the automobile he owned and was driving and a trackless trolley owned and operated by the defendant. The cause of action based upon the negligence of the defendant was contained in the first 13 numbered paragraphs of plaintiffs’ petition.
Plaintiffs alleged certain matters in their petition from paragraphs numbered 14 through 24 inclusive for the purpose of attacking…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
- Bass v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Swofford v. GlazeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Castleberry v. ScandrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
- Arthur v. BrawnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Green v. FaganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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