Legal Opinion
Furney v. Tower
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 22, 1925No. 16467PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
Harry Tower sued C. A. Furney and the Southern Railway Company, alleging that Furney was employed by the railway company as a detective and special officer, to patrol its yards and exclude and remove persons from the yards and properties of the company; that on February 13, 1934, the plaintiff was in the yards of the railway company, at Rome; that Furney approached and caught him by the coat and started to drag him with him; that Furney did not advise him that he was an officer, and the plaintiff, thinking and believing that he was being held up, ran away to avoid being assaulted; that he ran…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Augusta & Summerville Railroad v. Randall & WifeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. v. CorcoranCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Macon Railway & Light Co. v. StreyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Southern Railway Co. v. O'BryanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. NewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Young v. Western & Atlantic RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Collins v. McPhersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- City of MacOn v. YaughnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Williams v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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