Legal Opinion
Pollard v. Kent
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1938No. 26845PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
W. R. Kent, individually, and W. R.- Kent Jr., a minor, by W. R. Kent as next friend, sued H. D. Pollard,■ as receiver of Central of Georgia Railway Company, to recover $36,-500 for the alleged negligent homicide of Mrs. Evie Collins Kent at a grade crossing in the northern part of the City of Tliomaston. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs for $9000, and the defendant’s exception is to the judgment overruling the motion for new trial as amended.
In part, the petition as amended substantially alleges that Mrs. Kent was the wife of W. R. Kent and the mother of W. R. Kent Jr.; that at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railroad v. McDildaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Metropolitan St. R. R. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
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