Legal Opinion

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brown

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 15, 1950No. 33175PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.

1. The first two special grounds of the defendant’s motion for a new trial are but amplifications of the general grounds.

The succeeding two special grounds, namely special grounds six and seven, complain of the failure of the trial judge to give in charge to the jury the following timely written requests to charge: “The duty of a master to warn his servant of danger incident to his employment does not require the master to anticipate that his servant may improperly perform his task in a particular manner and warn him of an obvious danger resulting from such improper method of performing his…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. BeanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  2. Evans Theatre Corp. v. Degive Investment Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1949

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Maloy v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Curtis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  3. Lambert v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Porter v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  5. Sloan v. CAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958

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