Legal Opinion
Powell v. Waters
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 27, 1937No. 25951PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
The plaintiff brought suit for damages, alleging that her intestate, A. R. Waters, on May 23, 1935, was employed *308by the defendants in the capacity of engineer of a passenger-train running from Columbia, S. 0., to Savannah, Ga.; that on a trip between such points, at Stillwell, Ga., about 2:35 o’clock p. m., a pump which was a part of the air-brake system became stuck because of its faulty condition, and failed to function, thus rendering the entire system of air-brakes useless; that by reason of the failure of the air-pump to function the air pressure at the engine could not be maintained at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Davis v. WolfeSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Lang v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Andrews & Co. v. KinselSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Mayor of Macon v. DykesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Williams v. GrierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Peggy Ann of Georgia Inc. v. ScogginsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Bass v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Mullis v. ChaikaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Standard Oil Company v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
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