Brunswick & Western Railroad v. Ponder
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Reynolds. City court of Waycross. July 11, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Sometime in June, 1901, Ponder boarded ”a passenger-train of the Brunswick & Western Railroad Company at Fairfax, Georgia. He paid his fare to Waycross. When the train stopped at Waresboro, a station intermediate between Fairfax and Waycross, three men boarded the train, assaulted Ponder, and removed him from the ¡train. After settling for a small sum his claims against the individuals who assaulted him, Ponder brought suit against the railroad company for its failure to protect him. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $500. The com*64pany moved for a new trial, the judge overruled…
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