Southern Railway Co. v. Hutcheson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Edwards. Douglas superior court. January 25, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
1. A physical injury which impairs the capacity of a married woman to labor is classified by the law with pain and suffering. Metropolitan R. Co. v. Johnson, 90 Ga. 500 (16 S. E. 49). In a suit by a married woman for a personal injury, an allegation of impaired capacity to labor resulting from the injury is not irrelevant as an element of damage.
2. Where the question under consideration is one of opinion, a non-expert witness'may state the facts and circumstances and his opinion predicated thereon.
3. In a suit against a railroad company for a personal injury caused by a horse, alleged to have…
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