Southern Railway Co. v. Webb
Supreme Court of Georgia
Case. Before Judge Eve. City court of Richmond county. January 15, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
This was an action hy the father of John W. Webb against the Southern Railway Company, for damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff on account of the homicide of his son. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant complains that the court erred in refusing to grant it a new trial.
1. The petition alleged that John W. Webb was a passenger on one of the trains of the defendant; that while in one of the cars of the train, in the exercise of all ordinary care and diligence, and just as he was about to take a seat near the rear door of the car, the…
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