Wright v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Case. In Richmond Superior Court. Tried before Judge Hook. April Term, 1865. The plaintiff^ husband, William H. Wright, while traveling as a passenger from Augusta to Camak, upon an express freight train of the Georgia Rail Road, was killed in consequence of the car in which he was — the rear car of the train, called the conductor’s car — running off the track and breaking to pieces.
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Case. In Richmond Superior Court. Tried before Judge Hook. April Term, 1865. The plaintiff^ husband, William H. Wright, while traveling as a passenger from Augusta to Camak, upon an express freight train of the Georgia Rail Road, was killed in consequence of the car in which he was — the rear car of the train, called the conductor’s car — running off the track and breaking to pieces. The occurrence took place on the 10th of August, 1863, at a curve, near Bel Air, where the rail was slightly worn, and while the train was running at only ordinary speed. After the accident, the track was…
1Opinion of the Court
Habéis, J.
It is impossible to loot through the record in this case, without indulging our sympathies with the widow, who *335brings her suit against • the defendant for the pecuniary damages she has sustained by its alleged culpable neglect causing the death of her liusband, an industrious, sober mechanic, who could realize, annually, by his skill, twelve to fifteen hundred dollars.
No fault can be imputed to him who lost his life. Was there any such remissness or negligence on the part of the employees of the Georgia Eailroad, or the Company itself, as made it amenable by law in damages for the…
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