Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Patterson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
. Sutton, P. J.
Mrs. Georgia May Patterson, sued Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company in the Superior Court of Murray County for damages for the homicide of her husband, who was killed when a truck operated by him was struck by one of the defendant’s passenger trains at a private crossing. The plaintiff alleged, substantially?, that the defendant was negligent as .a matter of fact: (1) in failing to use ordinary care to anticipate the presence of the plaintiff’s husband upon said crossing at the time; (2) in failing to exercise ordinary care to avoid doing injury to the plaintiff’s husband…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. SlatonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Bullard v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Southern Railway Co. v. TankersleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Edwards v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Corley v. RussellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Brown v. BinnsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Cox v. NixCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Selman v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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