Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Vaughan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Fite. Catoosa superior court. October 20, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
1. A witness can not be impeached by proving association with a man of bad character.
2. Upon the trial of an action against a railroad company for personal injuries, it was error for the court to charge that certain facts would constitute negligence on the part of the defendant, the facts stated not being such as are made by law to constitute negligence per se. Atlanta Ry. Co. v. Bryant, 110 Ga. 247.
3. The standard of decision for ordinary diligence or negligence is what an ordinarily prudent man would do under the same circumstances, and not what the injured person thought was proper or did…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Harris v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Coleman v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Georgia Cotton Oil Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co. v. BryantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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- Cross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Flexible Products Co. v. ErvastCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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