Richmond & Danville Railroad v. Watts

Simmons, Justice.

Watts, a night-watchman for the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company, while standing on the main track of the Georgia Pacific Railway Company, taking the numbers of certain cars which were upon the track of his own company near the track upon which he was standing, was run into by the train of the Georgia Pacific Railway Company. He brought his action for damages against the plaintiff in error, as lessee of the Georgia Pacific Railway Company, and on the last trial of the case recovered a verdict for $2,500. The railroad company made a motion for a new trial, which was…