DEAL v. SEABOARD C. L. R. CO.

30571.

236 Ga. 629 (1976)

224 S.E.2d 922

DEAL et al. v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Lewis, Jr., for appellants.

Robert L. Pennington, Kirk J. Quillian, Shoob, McLain, Jessee, Merritt & Lyle, Christopher Olmstead, for appellees.


HILL, Justice.

The trial court held Sec. 41 (a) of the Civil Practice Act of 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 653; Code Ann. § 81A-141 (a)), to be unconstitutional under the facts of this case. Appellees make a strong argument here to uphold the trial court's decision.

This is a tort suit for the wrongful death of a passenger in an automobile which was struck by a train. The defendants are the railroad and the administratrix of the driver of the automobile...

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