State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Coxwell

Decided December 16, 1955. John Murphy Clagett Townsend wrote the opinion for the court.

91 S.E.2d 135 · Cited 67 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Marshall · 81 S.E.2d 228
Georgia Power Company v. Blum · 57 S.E.2d 18
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Clements · 88 S.E.2d 809
Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Shepard · 37 Ga. App. 643
Williams v. Grier · 26 S.E.2d 698
Peavy v. Peavy · 36 Ga. App. 202
Mann v. Central of Georgia Railway Co. · 43 Ga. App. 708
Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Barnett · 35 Ga. App. 528
Hennon v. Hardin · 50 S.E.2d 236
Evans v. Georgia Northern Railroad · 52 S.E.2d 28
McGinnis v. Shaw · 46 Ga. App. 248
Fraser v. Hunter · 42 Ga. App. 329
Longino v. Moore · 53 Ga. App. 674
Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. Stains · 75 S.E.2d 833
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Patterson · 49 S.E.2d 218
Carroll v. Georgia Power Co. · 47 Ga. App. 518
Anderson v. Collins & Glennville Railroad · 47 Ga. App. 722
Wilson v. Gundy · 64 S.E.2d 292
Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Childers · 60 Ga. App. 868
Harris v. City of Rome · 59 Ga. App. 279
Price v. Matthews · 23 S.E.2d 535

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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Studdard · 109 S.E.2d 523
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Atlanta Joint Terminals v. Knight · 106 S.E.2d 417
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General Motors Corporation v. Jenkins · 152 S.E.2d 796
Taylor v. Atlanta Gas Light Co. · 92 S.E.2d 709
Perry v. Lyons · 183 S.E.2d 467
National Upholstery Co. v. Padgett · 111 Ga. App. 842

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