Peavy v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Master and servant. Before Judge Lumpkin. Warren superior court. October term, 1887. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff sued upon two causes of action, (1) expulsion from the cars, and (2) the shooting of him by the conductor. There have been two trials. In the first he obtained a verdict of $1,500 ; in the second, for $2,250. The presiding judge, on each occasion, set aside the verdict, at the instance of the defendant, and granted a new trial. The second grant of a new trial is what we are now called upon to review.
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