Legal Opinion
Kitchen v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 27, 1995No. S94Q1242PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
This case is before the Court on a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The facts and procedural history, as established in the opinion of the Eleventh Circuit, 1 are summarized as follows: The incident giving rise to this litigation occurred while John David Kitchen was operating his motor vehicle on Elbert County Road 77. 2 That portion of County Road 77 had at one time included a timber bridge, which crossed above railroad tracks owned by Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, now CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSXT”). 3 By 1979, the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Fairburn v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- International Paper Realty Co. v. BethuneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Zellers v. Theater of the Stars, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Kitchen v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by18 opinions
- City of Douglasville v. QueenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Trism Specialized Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Fortner v. Town of RegisterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Evans Timber Co. v. Central of Georgia RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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