Central Railroad v. Gleason & Harmon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Actions. Charge of Court. Evidence. Savannah. Before Judge Harden. City Court of Savannah. February Term, 1882. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
This suit was brought to recover damages for the loss of a mule killed in the cotton yard of the Central Rail*202road and Banking Company, through the alleged negligence of said company. On the trial the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars. A motion was made for a new trial on the several grounds set out therein, which was refused by the court, and the defendant excepted.
The damage sustained by the plaintiff below, as stated, occurred in the cotton jmrd of the Central Railroad Company in the city of Savannah. Drays are used to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gasway v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- Thompson v. Central Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Macon & Western R. R. v. WinnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
- Lindsay v. Central Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1872
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