Legal Opinion · Dissent

Horne v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 13, 1933No. 22721Published

1DissentGuerry, J.

I can not concur in the opinion affirming the judgment of the lower court sustaining the general demurrer to this petition. When the plaintiff alleges that under the order of the defendant, and as a part of the work he was employed to do, he made complaint to the defendant that one man was not sufficient to lift one end of a steel rail (it also being alleged that “plaintiff was not familiar with, and had no knowledge of the ex*121treme weight of said rail”), the defendant ordered him to proceed with the lifting of the rail, telling him, “Go ahead, there is no danger, it is not going to hurt you,”…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bush v. West Yellow Pine Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. International Cotton Mills v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
  3. Cherokee Brick Co. v. HamptonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  4. Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  5. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. LindseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922

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