Legal Opinion
Edmondson v. Hancock
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1929No. 19914PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Considering the foregoing statement of facts in connection with the quotations and citations of law hereinafter incorporated, this court reaches the following conclusions:
1. Since damages for personal injuries are given as compensation for the injuries sustained, and since John Edmondson has been compensated by the Southern Bailway Company for all injuries received by him “at or near Inman Yards on or about the 8th day of May, 1926,” he can not recover again for the same injuries.
2. In his suit against the Southern Eailway Company, because of the relation…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Donaldson v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Leddy v. BarneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Fisher v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
- City of Goshen v. EnglandIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Dulaney v. BuffumSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Thompson v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Lloyd Adams Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Giles v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Knight v. LowerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. OuztsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
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