Southern Railway Co. v. Slaton

Decided September 6, 1930. William Franklin Jenkins wrote the opinion for the court.

41 Ga. App. 759 · Cited 79 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.

• Davis v. Whitcomb · 30 Ga. App. 497
• Georgia Railroad v. Stanley · 38 Ga. App. 773
• Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Larsen · 19 Ga. App. 413
• Reed v. Southern Railway Co. · 37 Ga. App. 550
• Larkin v. Andrews · 27 Ga. App. 685
• Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co. v. Sarman · 38 Ga. App. 637
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Wildman · 29 Ga. App. 745
• Rome Railway & Light Co. v. King · 30 Ga. App. 231
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Fulford · 33 Ga. App. 631
• Columbus Railroad v. Moore · 29 Ga. App. 79
• Leverett v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 38 Ga. App. 155
• Savannah Electric Co. v. Joseph · 25 Ga. App. 518
• Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad v. Neely · 27 Ga. App. 491
• Cox v. Central of Georgia Railway Co. · 38 Ga. App. 88
• Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Hartley · 25 Ga. App. 110

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Callaway v. Cox · 40 S.E.2d 578
• Brown v. Savannah Electric & Power Co. · 46 Ga. App. 393
• Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. Wise · 9 S.E.2d 63
• Carter v. Powell · 57 Ga. App. 360
• Southern Stages Inc. v. Clements · 30 S.E.2d 429
• Doyle v. Dyer · 48 S.E.2d 488
• Porter v. Southern Railway Company · 37 S.E.2d 831
• Wise v. Atlanta & West Point Railroad · 6 S.E.2d 135
• Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. Hollomon · 102 S.E.2d 185
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Patterson · 42 S.E.2d 163
• Southern Railway Co. v. Slaton · 50 Ga. App. 570
• Powell v. Smith · 29 S.E.2d 521
• Mann v. Central of Georgia Railway Co. · 43 Ga. App. 708
• Tybee Amusement Co. v. Odum · 51 Ga. App. 1
• Callaway v. Pickard · 23 S.E.2d 564
• Sammons v. Webb · 71 S.E.2d 832
• Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Mathis · 10 S.E.2d 457
• Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co. v. Benton · 43 Ga. App. 495
• Minnick v. Jackson · 13 S.E.2d 891
• Edwards v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad · 10 S.E.2d 449
• Coleman v. Western & Atlantic Railroad · 48 Ga. App. 343
• McGinnis v. Shaw · 46 Ga. App. 248
• Pollard v. Heard · 53 Ga. App. 623
• Buffington v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad · 47 Ga. App. 85
• Shirley Cloak & Dress Co. v. Arnold · 90 S.E.2d 622

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