Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Burton

This was an action for damages against a railway company for injuries alleged to have-been received by the driver of an automobile, occasioned by a collision with the rear end of a freight-train at a public crossing within the limits of an incorporated city. The evidence was in conflict upon almost all of the material issues in the case, including the question whether the signals were given by the operatives of the train on approaching the crossing, as required by law. The verdict for the plaintiff, while not demanded, was fully authorized.

The act of 1921 regulating the use of automobiles and…