Legal Opinion

Southern Railway Co. v. Alexander

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 9, 1940No. 28028PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGuerry, J.

Nelle Alexander, by J. D. Alexander as next friend, brought her action against Southern Eailway Company, H. M. Hammett, engineer, and John Mann, fireman, seeking recovery for injuries allegedly caused by the joint and concurrent negligence of the defendants. She obtained a judgment for $5000. On exceptions taken to this court the judgment denying the motion of the defendants for a new trial was reversed. Southern Railway Co. v. Alexander, 59 Ga. App. 852 (2 S. E. 2d, 219). The ease was again tried and the trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $5000. Exceptions are…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. O'BryanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Metropolitan Street Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  3. Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. SkipperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  4. Macon Railway & Light Co. v. MasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  5. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. v. CorcoranCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Jones v. SpindelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  3. Southern Ry. Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941

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