Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. Harvey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Norwood. City court of Savannah. July term, 1896. Harvey sued Pullman’s Palace Car Company for $185 as the value of a diamond scárf-pin which he claimed to have lost while a passenger in its sleeping-car, on account of its negligence. The defendant demurred to the petition, and the demurrer was overruled. The plaintiff obtained a verdict for the amount sued for, and the company’s motion for a new trial was overruled.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Norwood. City court of Savannah. July term, 1896. Harvey sued Pullman’s Palace Car Company for $185 as the value of a diamond scárf-pin which he claimed to have lost while a passenger in its sleeping-car, on account of its negligence. The defendant demurred to the petition, and the demurrer was overruled. The plaintiff obtained a verdict for the amount sued for, and the company’s motion for a new trial was overruled. It excepted to each of the rulings stated. The declaration alleges, that on January 13, 1895, plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant,…
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
In the argument of this case a request was made for the court to review and reverse a portion of what was ruled in the case of Kates v. Pullman's Palace Car Co., 95 Ga. 810. After a very careful consideration of that case, we adhere thereto and decline to overrule it. The principles laid down in that case govern and control the one now under consideration, and it is unnecessary to repeat what was said there or to further elaborate the argument of Mr. Justice Lumpkin.
The court in the charge to the jury followed substantially the rules laid down in the case above mentioned; and inasmuch as the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kates v. Pullman's Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1895
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- Hines v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920