Lanier v. Bugg
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
Mrs. M. F. Lanier brought her action for damages against B. L. Bugg, as receiver of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Company, for the value of the life of her son, upon whom she was dependent- and who was killed while traveling upon the defendant’s train by virtue of a gratuitous pass containing the provision set out in the first headnote. The trial resulted in a nonsuit, and she brings the case here upon exceptions to that judgment.
The plaintiff’s son was an employee of the railroad company, but was traveling at the time upon a mission wholly disconnected from his employment. It…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- New York Central Railroad v. MohneySupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Harris v. ReidCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Southern Railway Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Ala. Great Southern R. R. v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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- King v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Frye v. PyronCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Lee v. LottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Arrington v. TrammellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Edwards v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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