Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Edmondson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Holden. jWarren superior ■court. May 1, 1906. The action was for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while alighting from a passenger train of the defendant company. She alleges in her petition, that on the day of the injury complained of, she went to the depot for the purpose of seeing on board a seven-year old child who was going to Macon over the defendant’s line of road.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Holden. jWarren superior ■court. May 1, 1906. The action was for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while alighting from a passenger train of the defendant company. She alleges in her petition, that on the day of the injury complained of, she went to the depot for the purpose of seeing on board a seven-year old child who was going to Macon over the defendant’s line of road. When the train arrived at the depot, the plaintiff, addressing a named man who was going on the same train, said, in the presence and hearing of the conductor, “When you get to…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the facts.)
By reference to the petition it will be seen, that the plaintiff, after having conducted the child in her charge into the car, hurried to the platform of the car, and when she reached the platform she discovered that the train was running at a rapid rate;, and while the pleader, in drawing the petition, did not so state in plain terms, it is clear, from reading the entire petition and construing it most strongly against the pleader, that the plaintiff,, after having become aware of the high rate of speed, went upon the steps of the platform. That the train was going…
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