Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. Wise
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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
- Petty v. Brunswick & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co. v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. BurkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
3Cited by7 opinions
- Fortner v. Town of RegisterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Guaranty Life Insurance v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Wise v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Roberts v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Interstate Life & Accident Co. v. ShedrickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
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