Legal Opinion

Yarbrough v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 20, 1933No. 9201PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.

Mrs. I. R. Yarbrough brought suit against Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, to recover damages for the alleged negligent homicide of a minor son, I. W. Yarbrough. The court sustained a general demurrer and dismissed the action, and the plaintiff brought the case to this court.

We are of the opinion that the Court of Appeals, and not the *781Supreme Court, has jurisdiction. The question of jurisdiction depends on whether the case involves a constitutional question within the meaning of that provision of the constitution which defines the jurisdiction of this court. Civil Code (1910), § 6502;…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. FulfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  2. Griggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  4. Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. RyleeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  5. McGill v. OsborneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Perry v. PerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  2. Head v. Edgar Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Griffith v. City of HapevilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  4. Forrester v. LoweSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  5. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956

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