Central Railroad v. Haslett
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in Supreme Court. Practice in Superior Court. Charge of Court. Newly Discovered Evidence. Railroads. Master and Servant. Negligence. Before Judge Stewart. Monroe Superior Court. August Adjourned Term, 1883. Haslett brought suit against the Central Railroad for a personal injury. On the trial, the testimony on behalf of the plaintiff was, in brief, as follows: He was a train-band on defendant’s train, and part of his duty was to put on the brakes.
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Practice in Supreme Court. Practice in Superior Court. Charge of Court. Newly Discovered Evidence. Railroads. Master and Servant. Negligence. Before Judge Stewart. Monroe Superior Court. August Adjourned Term, 1883. Haslett brought suit against the Central Railroad for a personal injury. On the trial, the testimony on behalf of the plaintiff was, in brief, as follows: He was a train-band on defendant’s train, and part of his duty was to put on the brakes. He had made one trip on an old cab known as cab number 28, and had put on brakes at all the stations without acciden On the second trip, at…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
1. The exceptions-to the rulings of the court in relation to what was claimed to be a plea of justification, as set .forth in the 3d and 4th grounds of the motion for a new trial, were abandoned on the hearing before this court, and are therefore not considered.
2. .The 5th ground of the motion takes exception to the order in which the argument of the case was conducted. The defendant cannot avail itself of this exception, because this order was the result of an arrangement entered into between counsel for both parties and the presiding judge, as certified by him.
3. The judge…
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