Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Madden
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Reagan. Monroe superior court. June 28, 1909. The substance, now material, of tlie petition as amended, in an action brought by Mary Madden against the Central of Georgia Railway Company, was as follows: The plaintiff boarded the defendant’s passenger-train in Atlanta at about eight o’clock a. m., bound for Wrightsville, Georgia, having purchased a ticket for the journey from defendant and having had her trunk checked from the former to the…
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Action for damages. Before Judge Reagan. Monroe superior court. June 28, 1909. The substance, now material, of tlie petition as amended, in an action brought by Mary Madden against the Central of Georgia Railway Company, was as follows: The plaintiff boarded the defendant’s passenger-train in Atlanta at about eight o’clock a. m., bound for Wrightsville, Georgia, having purchased a ticket for the journey from defendant and having had her trunk checked from the former to the latter place. The train was due in Macon at about 11.30 a. m. She was far gone in pregnancy at the time, and expected to…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The demurrer began with the following language: “And now comes the defendant in the above-stated ease and demurs to the plaintiff’s petition and moves the court to dismiss the same, for the following reasons.” Then followed a series of reasons, each beginning with the word “Because.” "We construe this demurrer to be general in its character and as declaring that the whole petition should be dismissed for certain assigned reasons, and not that certain parts of the petition were insufficient, or that certain allegations were specially demurred to and…
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