In all actions against railroad companies for damages to persons or property, proof of injury inflicted by the running of locomotives or cars of such companies shall be prima-facie evidence of the lack of reasonable skill and care on the part of the servants of the companies in reference to such injury.
History. Ga. L. 1929, p. 315, § 1; Code 1933, § 94-1108.
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For comment on Atlantic C.L.R.R. v. Dolan, 84 Ga. App. 734 , 67 S.E.2d 243 (1951), see 3 Mercer L. Rev. 349 (1952).