Turner v. Western & Atlantic Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Non-Suit. Actions. Before Judge Fain. Whitfield Superior Court. October Term, 1882. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add, that the testimony on behalf of the plaintiff showed, in brief, the following facts: On the evening of January 6, 1882, plaintiff went to the ticket office of defendant at Dalton to purchase a ticket to Tilton, a station on the road above Dalton.
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Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Non-Suit. Actions. Before Judge Fain. Whitfield Superior Court. October Term, 1882. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add, that the testimony on behalf of the plaintiff showed, in brief, the following facts: On the evening of January 6, 1882, plaintiff went to the ticket office of defendant at Dalton to purchase a ticket to Tilton, a station on the road above Dalton. He found the ticket office closed, and went to the track where a freight train was standing. He asked the engineer if that train would stop at Tilton, and stated that…
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
The plaintiff in'error brought suit against the Western and Atlantic' Railroad Company, alleging that he entered one of the trains of said company as a passenger, and took his seat as such ; that the train which he entered was a freight' t'fain, with the usual cab and áccommodations for passengers provided on trains of that character; that before entering the train, he inquired of the engineer if he would stop at Tilton, to which he replied that he did not know, but that.they would stop at Beardsley’s, he knew, and that he could walk the balance of the. way; that with this…
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