Rome Railway & Light Co. v. Keel
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Floyd county — Judge Hamilton. December 9, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
Keel sued the Rome Railway and Light Compaq, alleging, in his petition: The defendant is a street-railway oom*770pany-. Plaintiff was at one of the defendant’s stations, preparing to board a car as a passenger. As the car approached he signaled the motorman to stop, and the motorman saw the signal and wound up the brakes, but failed to get the car to a complete stand at the station, and went past it. As the car passed, plaintiff boarded the step of the front platform safely. The motorman saw him. As plaintiff was stepping from the step of the car to the platform, the motorman threw off the…
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