Legal Opinion
Goble v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 2, 1938No. 12570PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
Suit for damages and injunction was brought by J. B. Goble against Louisville & Nashville Bailroad Company. The defendant demurred to the petition and to the petition as amended; and the plaintiff demurred to portions of the answer. The court dismissed the action on demurrer, and the plaintiff excepted.
The plaintiff’s right to recover damages, if he proves his case as laid (a brief recital of most of his material allegations is contained in the first headnote) is recognized by an unbroken line of authority from foreign jurisdictions (see 27 B. C. L. 1101, § 37; 67 C. J. 698, §…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- City of Columbus v. AnglinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Harris v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- City Council v. LombardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Athens Manufacturing Co. v. RuckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Quebell P. Parker v. Scrap Metal ProcessorsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Community Gas Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Hoffman v. Atlanta Gas Light Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- City of Fairburn v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- MacOn Telegraph Publishing Co. v. GradenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
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