Legal Opinion
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. Pruitt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1970No. 44634PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Judge.
We affirm. The venue of an action against a railroad company is the “county in which the cause of action originated.” -Code § 94-1101. While the first suit was brought in Gwinnett County where the cause of action originated, it was dismissed by the City Court of Buford on the ground that the collision complained of occurred outside-the territorial limits of that court. While we think this was an erroneous conclusion, that order was unappealed from and is not the subject of review here. Even so, under the holdings in Atlanta, Knoxville &c. R. Co. v. Wilson, 119 Ga. 781…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- McClendon & Co. v. Hernando Phosphate Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- McFarland v. McFarlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Cutliffe v. PryseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Lamb v. HowardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
3Cited by5 opinions
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