Ashworth v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Henry. Floyd superior court. April 3, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The plaintiff brought his action against the railway company and Wyley Hartin, for damages. The defendants filed a demurrer to the petition, upon various grounds. The demurrer was sustained, and the plaintiff excepted. The only ground of the demurrer insisted upon in this court was that which set up that the petition set forth no cause of action-. The petition was, in substance, as follows: On the 10th day- of June, 1901, and for two or three years prior thereto, the defendant company used a track extending from its main line, a distance of half a mile through the village of Lindale, into the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- East St. Louis Connecting Railway Co. v. JenksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
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- Holland v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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