Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Ladson

In his petition against the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company, Charles Ladson alleged that on the 14th day of January, 1899, he was lawfully upon the platform of the passenger-depot of the company at its station in Homerville, and that, while he was so upon such platform, he “was wilfully assaulted and wantonly and forcibly knocked from said passenger depot platform by one Massey, the agent and representative of said company then and there in the employment and service of the said company and having charge of said station premises, depot and platform,” and that in this manner…