Central Railroad v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Charge of Court. Life Tables. Trespass. Husband and Wife. Before Judge Carswell. Scriven Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1885. To the report contained in the decision, it is necessary to add only that the following were among the grounds of the motion for a new trial: (1) to (3.) Because the verdict was contrary to law, evidence and the charge of the court.
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Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Charge of Court. Life Tables. Trespass. Husband and Wife. Before Judge Carswell. Scriven Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1885. To the report contained in the decision, it is necessary to add only that the following were among the grounds of the motion for a new trial: (1) to (3.) Because the verdict was contrary to law, evidence and the charge of the court. (4.) Because the court erred in charging the jury as follows : “ The law required of them (defendant) extraordinary diligence in the protection of his person and life, until he had a safe and secure…
1Opinion of the Court
•Jackson, Chief Justice.'. Mrs. Thompson sued the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia for the homicide of her husband, and recovered a verdict for the sum of $7,500.
The defendant made a motion for a new trial on twenty-two grounds, and assigns error on each of those grounds. They can be grouped together so as to make our task much less laborious than it would be should each be considered separately.
The homicide occurred near Station No. 6 of the Central Railroad, and was caused by the husband of plaintiff leaving the car before it reached the station at a spot some several hundred…
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