Legal Opinion

Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. Wise

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 28, 1936No. 25675PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

In the petition in this suit to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff as a result of alleged negligence in the operation of the defendant’s railroad-train at a public crossing, it is alleged that at a designated number of feet from the crossing in the direction from which the train approached there was an embankment or cut of a designated height, upon which were bushes, grass, and weeds of a designated height, which cut off the view of the railroad-tracks from a person who approached the crossing, and which also rendered it difficult for the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Petty v. Brunswick & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co. v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  3. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  4. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. BurkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Fortner v. Town of RegisterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  2. Guaranty Life Insurance v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  3. Wise v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  4. Roberts v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
  5. Interstate Life & Accident Co. v. ShedrickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938

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