Roul v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co.
Cases that cite this one
9 later published cases cite this decision.
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Beazley (Fla. 1907)
- Southern Railway Co. v. Parham (Ga. Ct. App. 1912)
- Whatley v. Macon & Northern Railway Co. (Ga. 1898)
- Mayfield v. Savannah, Griffin & North Alabama Railroad (Ga. 1891)
- Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. Robinson (Ga. Ct. App. 1912)
- Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co. v. Tilson (Ga. 1908)
- Mason v. Post (Va. 1906)
- Haywood v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. (Tex. App. 1905)
- Small v. Travelers Protective Ass'n (Ga. 1903)
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Opinion of the Court
Under the facts as disclosed by the record, there was no error in granting a nonsuit in this case. The facts show, in brief, that the plaintiff undertook to get upon an engine which was running at the rate of from six to twelve miles per hour. It seems to us that any man of common sense would have known that it was a rash and dangerous attempt. It is claimed, however, that he was justified because he was ordered to do so by his boss or superior. The evidence does not show
Judgment affirmed.
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