Court of Appeals of Georgia March 18, 1998, A97A1833 (Whitlock v. George)

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

On August 21, 1994, Annette J. George’s teenage son, Aubrey George, Jr., was driving his mother’s car when it was struck by a train owned by Norfolk Southern Corporation a/k/a Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“Norfolk Southern”). The collision killed the car’s 13-year-old passenger, Michael Cox.

In October 1994, Ms.