Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Lunsford
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 22, 1935No. 24153PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
Mrs. Olivia Cox Lunsford, as administratrix of the estate of James Monroe Cox, brought suit for damages against the Southern Railway Company, on account of the death of her intestate by reason of the defendant’s alleged negligence. Plaintiff averred that Cox’s death ensued when a locomotive-engine of the defendant, of which Cox was engineer, and which he was running from Birmingham, Ala., to Atlanta, Ga., overturned and wrecked, and Cox was mangled, burned, and scalded to death by reason of the steam and boiling water escaping from the overturned engine; and that this was the result of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GroegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- King Hardware Co. v. EnnisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Cedartown Cotton & Export Co. v. MilesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. LeonardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Callaway v. PickardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Wood v. Hub Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Lam Amusement Co. v. WaddellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Midland Properties Co. v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Southern Railway Co. v. LunsfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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