Legal Opinion
Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co. v. D'Avignon
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 5, 1930No. 20067PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. -Under the safety-appliance acts of Congress, there is imposed on common carriers, while engaged in interstate commerce, an absolute duty to provide, and to keep in proper condition at all times and under all circumstances, the safety appliances specified in the acts; and where a carrier fails in the performance of that duty, it can not escape liability by show*264ing that it had exercised reasonable care and diligence in providing and maintaining the safety appliances (St. Louis &c. Ry. Co. v. Taylor, 210 U. S. 281, 28 Sup. Ct. 616, 52 L. ed. 1061; Chicago &c. Ry. Co. v. United States, 220 U.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GroegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Southern Railway Co. v. LunsfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935