Tice v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Pike superior court — Judge Searcy. October 6, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. (a) Ordinarily the only duty which a railway company owes to a- trespasser upon or about its property is not to injure him wantonly or wilfully after his presence has been discovered. Ashworth v. Southern Ry. Co., 116 Ga. 635 (43 S. E. 36, 59 L. R. A. 592). *347But failure to exercise ordinary care to prevent the injury to a trespasser after his presence has become known may amount to wantonness. Charleston &c. Ry. Co. v. Johnson, 1 Ga. App. 441 (57 S. E. 1064) ; L. & N. Railroad Co. v. Plunkett, 6 Ga. App. 684 (65 S. E. 695).
ib) Generally the servants of a railway company are not bound to…
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- Central Railroad v. BrinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
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