Pollard v. Boatwright
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
Mrs. Boatwright sued H. D. Pollard, receiver of the Central of Georgia Bailway, for the alleged negligent homicide of her husband, under the provisions of the Code, § 105-1302. The jury returned a verdict in her favor, and exceptions are taken to the overruling of the defendant’s motion for new trial.
The material parts of the petition alleged in substance that the accident, resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s husband, occurred shortly after the end of the day, at a public crossing in the City of Forsyth. The railroad at that point ran north and south, and looking north from this…
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