Case Name: Strong v. Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1903-08-13
Citations: 118 Ga. 515
Docket Number: 
Parties: Strong v. Georgia Railway and Electric Company.
Judges: By five Justices.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 118
Pages: 515–521

Head Matter:
Strong v. Georgia Railway and Electric Company.
Argued July 7, —
Decided August 13, 1903.
Action for damages. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. December 19, 1903.
The action was for the negligent killing of the plaintiff’s dog by a car of the defendant. A general demurrer to the petition was sustained, and the plaintiff excepted.
George Gordon, for plaintiff.
Bosser & Brandon and W. T. Colquitt, for defendant.

Opinion:
Simmons, C. J.
1. This case is controlled by the decision of this court in the ease of Jemison v. Southwestern Railroad, 75 Ga. 444, holding that a suit can not be maintained against a railroad company for the negligent killing of a dog.
2. As the rule announced in the above-stated case has stood as good law since December 1, 1885, and the General Assembly has passed no act changing the same, this court is of opinion that the rule should not be now changed by overruling that case. Judgment affirmed.
By five Justices.