Legal Opinion
Co-Op Cab Company v. Singleton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 20, 1942No. 29278PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
The petition sought damages against the taxicab company for injuries to person and reputation alleged to have been received as a result of the driver of the cab raping the plaintiff during the continuance of the relationship of carrier and passenger by virtue of the contract of carriage. The judge overruled the demurrer to the petition and the defendant excepted.
The liability of common carriers to their passengers is not to be determined by the principles which control in defining their liability to third persons (who are not passengers), because the common carrier of passengers owes to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cole v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- McBride v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Locke v. FordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Mason v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Brunswick & Western R. R. v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Nazareth v. Herndon Ambulance Serv.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Lola Rabon v. Guardsmark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Vernon Eugene Bracewell v. Nicholson Air Services, Inc., a Maryland Corporation D/B/A Cumberland Air Lines and Cumberland Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Sebastian v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- St. Michelle v. CataniaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
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