Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Clements

In this opinion the plaintiff in error is referred to as the defendant or railroad company and the defendant in error as the plaintiff.

The motion for a new trial contained the usual general grounds, and eight special grounds.

The fourth ground of the motion for a new trial asserts that the court erred in charging the jury: “With respect to the requirements that all motor vehicles must be equipped with lights capable of revealing an object five hundred feet ahead, I charge you the following: It is common knowledge that substantial objects, because of their composition or coloring, and the…