Central of Georgia R. Co. v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Lee County; Lum Duke, Judge. Action by J. P. Robertson against the Central of Georgia Railroad Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The action is by a passenger against a common carrier to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received in consequence of the carrier’s negligence, or the negligence of the carrier’s agents or servants acting within the line and scope of their authority. The evidence without dispute showed the relation of passenger and carrier, and the alleged injury during the existence of the relation.
The evidence also showed without dispute that the injury was due to thé derailment and overturning of the coach during transit in which the plaintiff was being carried.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Marbury Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Tanner's v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
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- Dougherty v. Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
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