Legal Opinion
Leverett v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 14, 1928No. 18437PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
The petition failed to set forth a cause of action, and the general demurrer was properly sustained, — not necessarily upon the ground that the petition failed to show negligence on the part of the railroad company, but because it affirmatively appeared that the decedent was guilty of such negligence as to bar a recovery for his death, where it was not caused by any wilful or wanton act on the part of the company. A. C. L. Ry. Co. v. Fulford, 33 Ga. App. 631 (127 S. E. 812); A. C. L. Ry. Co. v. Fulford, 159 Ga. 812 (127 S. E. 274); Lowe v. Payne, 156 Ga. 312 (118 S. E. 924); Central of Ga. R.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Moore v. Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Southern Railway Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Lowe v. PayneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. TapleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. SlatonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. LeonardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Dodson v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Vaughn v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Kennemer v. Western & Atlantic RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
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