Legal Opinion
Courson v. Atlanta, Birmingham Coast Railroad Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 24, 1943No. 30189PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, P. J.
The superior court sustained the general demurrer of the defendant, Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad Company, to the petition of J. B. Courson against the railroad company to recover damages for the alleged tortious homicide of his minor son. It was alleged that the son of the plaintiff was riding in an automobile with another as a guest-passenger of the driver, the owner of the automobile, and that the railroad company was negligent in causing the public highway between Nahunta and Brunswick, along which the automobile was proceeding on that particular morning, at a time when the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brinson v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Gay v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- S. C. Jones Co. v. YawnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Baker v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Evans v. Georgia Northern RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Boyd v. Illinois Central R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1951
- Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. StainsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Boyd v. Illinois Central R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1951