Southern Railway Co. v. Parham
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Elbert superior court — Judge Meadow,
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, O. J.
Parham sued the Southern Railway Company for injuries sustained by him on alighting from a train, joining as co-defendant the conductor of the train, and recovered a verdict for $3,750. The defendants’ motion for a new trial was overruled, and the case is here for review. The evidence in behalf of the plaintiff is, in substance, as follows: On the date alleged in the petition the plaintiff went to the depot of the railway company at Dewy Rose, a station in Elbert county, for the purpose of assisting a lady and her two little children, who intended to take passage on the train. It…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. BurneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Simmons v. Seaboard Air-Line RailwaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Richmond & Danville Railroad v. AllisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Suber v. Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. ReevesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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- Savannah Electric Co. v. FosterlingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
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