Legal Opinion
Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Price
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 17, 1916No. 7027PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Certiorari; from Dade superior court — Judge Fite. September 23, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
Price brought suit in a justice’s court against the railroad company to recover $50 as damages for the alleged killing of a dog by the running of the locomotive and cars of the defendant. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff; the defendant sued out certiorari, and on the hearing the judge of the superior court overruled the certiorari.
It has been well settled in Georgia since the decision in the ease of Jemison v. Southwestern Railroad, 75 Ga. 444, that a suit can not be maintained against a railroad company for the negligent killing of a dog, and that no presumption would arise…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jemison v. Southwestern RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Columbus Railroad v. WoolfolkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Graham v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Patton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Strong v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. RainesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936