BROWN v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.

42071, 42072.

114 Ga. App. 429 (1966)

151 S.E.2d 519

BROWN v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (two cases).

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 22, 1966.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mundy & Gammage, E. Lamar Gammage, Jr., for appellants.

Matthews, Maddox, Walton & Smith, John W. Maddox, for appellee.


FELTON, Chief Judge.

1. "A railroad company which is a common carrier, if either the initial or the ultimate carrier, transporting a car containing freight, owes a duty to the consignee or his servant, when either the consignee or his servant is engaged in the business of unloading a car after it has arrived at its destination. This duty is to see that the car and its devices for unloading it are reasonably safe for such purpose. This is

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