Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. Cole
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Atlanta — Judge Reid. March 10, 1906. To the facts stated in the opinion it may be added, that the injury to the plaintiff was occasioned by being struck on the head by the corner of a swinging window that was being lowered by the motorman from the roof immediately above the car platform to its frame just in front of where the motorman stood to drive the car, as the plaintiff stepped on the front platform to enter the car.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
W. A. Cole sued the Georgia Railway and Electric Company for injuries received by him while a passenger on one of its ears. _On the trial of the case the jury, under the evidence and the instructions of the court, found a verdict for the plaintiff. A motion was made 'by the defendant for a-new trial, which being overruled,' was by proper assignment of error brought to this court. -In addition to the general grounds contained "in the motion for a new trial, certain specific grounds of error are assigned. The general grounds are not meritorious, as the verdict is fully supported by the…
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