McBride v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Beid. City court of Atlanta. July 4, 1905. Miss Phelps (who, pending the action, by marriage became Mrs. McBride) brought suit to recover damages for a personal injury.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Beid. City court of Atlanta. July 4, 1905. Miss Phelps (who, pending the action, by marriage became Mrs. McBride) brought suit to recover damages for a personal injury. She alleged, that she boarded a car of the defendant in Atlanta, and paid her fare to a suburban station; that upon arrival at the station she prepared to alight in the usual way; that while she was in the act of alighting the motorman suddenly turned on the current of eleotricity, causing the car to jerk, throwing her against the side of the car and causing injurjr to her. By amendment it was…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. Mortality tables are not admitted in evidence for the purpose of showing that the plaintiff was hurt, or that the defendant is liable, but as an aid to the jury in estimating the probable dura*517tion of the injury if it is shown to be permanent, and calculating the amount of damages if there be a recovery. Where the jury has found that the defendant is not liable at all,' a ruling as to the method of estimating the amount of damages, if the plaintiff is entitled to recover for a permanent injury, will not require a new trial, even if erroneous. Edwards v.…
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