Supreme Court of Georgia, 1898

Southern Railway Co. v. New

Southern Railway Co. v. New
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided April 12, 1898 · Lewis
105 Ga. 481; 30 S.E. 665; 1898 Ga. LEXIS 579

Southern Railway Co. v. New

Opinion of the Court

."Lewis, J.

Where a cow was killed upon a railroad-track at a point beyond a públic crossing, and it appeared from the testimony that the killing was unavoidable after the danger became apparent, the only fact relied on by the plaintiff as evidence of negligence being a failure to observe the statutory rule in approaching the crossing, a verdict for the plaintiff was contrary to the evidence. Air-Line Railway Co. v. Gravitt, 93 Ga. 370 (6).

Judgment reversed.

All concurring, except Cobb, J., absent. Shumate & Maddox, for plaintiff in error. Starr & Erwin, contra.

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