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ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. CARVER

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81 Ga. App. 26 (1950)

57 S.E.2d 692

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. CARVER.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 17, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. J. Quincey, Bennett, Pedrick & Bennett, for plaintiff in error.

L. A. Hargreaves, contra.

TOWNSEND, J.

1. The prima facie presumption of want of reasonable skill and care on the part of the servants of railroad companies which arises upon proof of injury inflicted by the running of their locomotives or cars disappears upon the introduction of some evidence showing absence of such negligence. The burden of proof then shifts to the plaintiff to show such negligence as will authorize recovery. See Code § 94-1108; Jones v. Powell, 71 Ga...

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