Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Crawley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Damages. Verdict. Railroads. Negligence. Before Judge Roney. McDuffie superior court. March term, 1890. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Crawley sued the railroad company for the killing of two mules, alleging in his declaration that the defendant had damaged him $200. . The jury found in his favor $278.25. The defendant made a motion for a new trial, on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to the evidence; that the evidence showed that the defendant exercised all ordinary and reasonable care at the time the mules were killed; that the verdict was for a larger sum than that sued for ; and that no amendment was made covering the excess, and no order passed requiring the plaintiff to write it off The trial…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Giles v. SpinksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Kelley v. Third National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Crawley v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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