Legal Opinion
Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 10, 1928No. 6 Div. 992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The carrier’s duty, as a •general rule, is fully discharged when it carries the passenger safely to the contract destination on time, and, after, giving reasonable notice that it has reached such destination, ■stops at the fixed place for passengers to dis•embark and remains standing a sufficient length of time for them to safely alight. Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Barnitz, 198 Ala. 156, 73 So. 471; Smith v. Ga. Pac. Ry. Co., 88 Ala. 538, 7 So. 119, 7 L. R. A. 323, 16 Am. St. Rep. 63; Richmond & Danville R. R. Co. v. Smith. 92 Ala. 237, 9 So. 223; Ala. City G. & A. Ry. Co. v. Cox, 173 Ala. 629,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. QuickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- A. G. S. R. R. v. VailSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. MobleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Nunn v. Georgia RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Southeastern Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. GrovesTennessee Supreme Court · 1940
- Cole v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1957