Legal Opinion

White v. Kennon & Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 8, 1889PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Master and servant. Negligence. Fellow-servants. Before Judge Atkinson. Pierce superior court. October term, 1888. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

White sued Kennon & Co. for damages. In his declaration he alleged, in substance, that said firm had a steam saw-mill at Hoboken, and a tram-road running a distance of twelve miles into the country, on which engines and truck cars were run to haul logs to the mill; that Walter Kennon was employed by said company as engineer in charge of the train; and by the failure and neglect of said firm to keep their said tram-road in good and safe condition, and by the wanton, reckless and careless running of said train by said engineer, the petitioner was damaged $5,000, said petitioner…

2Cited by18 opinions

  1. Moore v. Dublin Cotton MillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  3. Ellington v. Beaver Dam Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  4. Ingram-Dekle Lumber Co. v. GeigerSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
  5. Bank of Forsyth v. GammageSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899

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