Brown v. Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elberton. February 13, 1903. .. The petition alleged: On February 24, 1902, the plaintiff carried to the defendant’s railway station at Heardmont a. quantity of household goods, to be shipped to McCormick, South Carolina. The agent in charge of the station said that he had no scales on which to weigh them, but would ship them the next day..
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Action for damages. Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elberton. February 13, 1903. .. The petition alleged: On February 24, 1902, the plaintiff carried to the defendant’s railway station at Heardmont a. quantity of household goods, to be shipped to McCormick, South Carolina. The agent in charge of the station said that he had no scales on which to weigh them, but would ship them the next day.. The plaintiff then bought for himself and his wife two tickets from Heardmont to Calhoun Falls, telling the agent that they would go on the local freight-train due at Heardmont about five o’clock p.…
1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.
Railroad companies are bound to provide reasonable accommodations at their stations for passengers who are invited to travel on their roads; and will be liable for such damages as proximately flow from a violation of this duty. The character of the accommodations required, of course, varies with the amount of business done at a particular point; and the company might be relieved altogether of the obligation to furnish depots at flag-stations, or points where trains stop for the accommodation of occasional travelers. But even where waiting-rooms are maintained, the company is only required to…
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