Savannah Electric Co. v. McCants
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Cann. Chatham superior court. April 1, 1907. MeCants sued the Savannah Electric Company for damages on account of personal injuries received at the hands of the company’s employees. The petition alleged, that the plaintiff boarded one of the cars of the defendant, for the purpose of being transported to the nearest point on the railway line to his home. He paid his fare, requesting the conductor to put him off at Duffy street.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Cann. Chatham superior court. April 1, 1907. MeCants sued the Savannah Electric Company for damages on account of personal injuries received at the hands of the company’s employees. The petition alleged, that the plaintiff boarded one of the cars of the defendant, for the purpose of being transported to the nearest point on the railway line to his home. He paid his fare, requesting the conductor to put him off at Duffy street. The conductor failed to do so. He then requested the conductor to stop the car and put him off at Gordon street. This request the…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. While we do not agree with the learned judge who tried this ease in the court below, in all of the reasoning by which he reached the conclusion that the general demurrer to the plaintiff’s petition should be overruled, we fully agree with him in the conclusion reached. If the passenger alleged to have been assaulted by the employees of the defendant had safely alighted from the car upon which he had been traveling and had reached the street, nothing more appearing, and the continuity of the relation of carrier and passenger had been completely broken, even for a…
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