Legal Opinion
Slaton v. Hall
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 15, 1931No. 7973PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
The standard of determining the liability of the defendant for the homicide of the intestate, as fixed by this court *682•when 'this case was here before, is the causation of the homicide by the gross negligence of the defendant. Slaton v. Hall, 168 Ga. 710 (supra).
The petition in this case makes a case of the homicide of the intestate by the gross negligence of the defendant. We can not hold as a matter of law'that the averments of gross negligence in the petition, as amended, are not supported by the facts therein stated. Foster v. Southern Ry. Co., 39 Ga. App. 216 (3) (146 S. E. 516); Meddin…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Slaton v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Hammell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. GeorgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Forster v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Thompson v. Eastern Air Lines Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Frye v. PyronCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Henderson v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Smith v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Pitcher v. CurtisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
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