Pickens v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Roan. DeKalb superior ■court. November 22, 1905. Nellie Pickens sued the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, alleging, that it was the owner of a line of railroad which it had leased to two other companies which were operating the same.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Roan. DeKalb superior ■court. November 22, 1905. Nellie Pickens sued the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, alleging, that it was the owner of a line of railroad which it had leased to two other companies which were operating the same. The Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad Company, hereinafter ■called the Gainesville company, owned a line of road running from Gainesville by Hoschton to Social Circle on the line of the defend.ant. The defendant sold tickets from points on its road to points on the line of the Gainesville company, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) A railroad conductor should not accept from a passenger a ticket to a particular station, knowing that she intends and desires to get off there, unless he expects to stop the train at that station and allow her to alight. If he accepts a ticket, a duty arises to stop the train at the point of destination fixed by the ticket. Caldwell v. R. Co., 89 Ga. 550. In the present case the conductor not only accepted the ticket but he was distinctly informed that plaintiff desired to alight from the train at Stone Mountain. If he did not intend to stop the train at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Caldwell v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sappington v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- King v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Southern Railway Co. v. FlaniganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912