Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Ferguson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Fite. Whitfield superior-court. December 3, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Ferguson sued the railroad company for damages alleged to have resulted from personal injuries received by him on account of the negligent operation of one of the defendant’s trains. The plaintiff recovered a verdict, and the defendant’s motion for a new trial, based on the general grounds only, having been overruled,. *709it excepted. The evidence introduced in behalf of the plaintiff made substantially the following case: On October 7, 1899, the plaintiff was struck and injured by one of the defendant’s trains. On the date named the plaintiff desired to take this train for Atlanta, which was…
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