Strange V. Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Bawlings. Washington superior court. September 8, 1908. Winnie S. Strange brought an action against the railroad company for the homicide of her husband. Two witnesses were introduced — the wife of the deceased and his son. The son testified, in brief, as follows: My father was an engineer in the employment of the Wrightsville & Tennille Bailroad Company.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Bawlings. Washington superior court. September 8, 1908. Winnie S. Strange brought an action against the railroad company for the homicide of her husband. Two witnesses were introduced — the wife of the deceased and his son. The son testified, in brief, as follows: My father was an engineer in the employment of the Wrightsville & Tennille Bailroad Company. While on his engine in that capacity, he was hurt on the 13th day of November, 1905. On the 22d of November, 1905, he died. When I saw my father on the occasion of the injury he was in the act of coming down…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The plaintiff’s husband was an engineer in' the employment of the defendant. According to her allegation, it was his duty to handle the engine and move the train from the place where it had been made up to *733■the track of the defendant and on to its destination. According to the testimohy of his son, he was the engineer of that engine, “and was to run it that day, but at the time my father was hurt he was not running the engine.” The master mechanic was running it. The first intimation in the evidence as to the position of the engineer \was that he was not…
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