City Electric Railway Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for ..damages. Before Judge Hamilton. City court of Floyd county. .May 9, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtPish, P. J.
1. “ Where there is an order for the separation of witnesses, exceptions therefrom as to witnesses not parties to the case are discretionary with the court.” Central Railrod Co. v. Phillips, 91 Ga. 526.
2. Plaintiff testified that he had ridden on defendant’s cars six or seven times daily for several years; that' he knew their usual motions and movements; that the jerk which it was claimed caused his injury “was an unusual jerk in that it was very severe. It was a sudden jerk. Witness means by severe jerk that it jerked him with such forc(e that when he caught hold of the railing on the rear…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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