Legal Opinion
Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 7, 1928No. 18616PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
In an action for damages for personal injuries, L. A. Smith, a minor, by his next friend, Earnest M. Smith, procured a verdict against Atlanta and West Point Eailroad Company for $10,000. The court overruled the defendant’s motion for a new trial, and the movant excepted.
The petition alleges that on August 6, 1926, L. A. Smith was employed by W. A. Potts to load peaches on a refrigerator freight-ear placed on a side-track at Newnan, Ga., by the defendant company; that, for the purpose of ventilation, said car contained an extra, or false, floor, built in sections out of small slats nailed to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gainesville & Northwestern Railroad v. GallowayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Cooper v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Shields v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BoothSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Roy v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Walker v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Butler v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- City Council of Augusta v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. CreelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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