Southern Railway Co. v. Merritt
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Russell. Gwinnett superior court. October 28, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The plaintiff alleged that he went upon a train of the defendant company for the purpose of assisting certain female passengers to get upon and obtain seats in the car; that he notified the conductor of his purpose; that immediately after he entered the car, and before the passengers could be seated, the train began to move off, no signal of its departure having been given; that he *410hastened to the door, and finding the car moving too rapidly for him to safely alight, went in search of the conductor; that the conductor objected to stopping the train, but finally pulled the bell-rope, telling…
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