Georgia Power Co. v. Braswell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
The plaintiff, an aged, feeble, and infirm Con*655federate veteran, boarded a street-car of the defendant, Georgia Power Company, paid his fare, and started towards the rear to get a seat, when the car was suddenly and without warning jerked forward by the defendant’s servant operating the car, causing the plaintiff to fall and injuring him. The street-car was being operated by one man, known as a eonductor-motorman, and there were no other servants or agents of the defendant in charge of the car at the time of the injury. The defendant’s servant, in charge of the street-car, knew of the…
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- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
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