Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Fite. Whitfield superior court. December 18, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The plaintiff sued the railway company for damages alleged to have been sustained by her on account of the homicide of her husband by the railroad company. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff; and the defendant’s motion for a new trial having been overruled, it excepted.
1. Complaint is made that the court erred in charging the jury as follows: “ A railroad company shall be liable for damages done to persons, stock, or other property, by the running of the locomotives or cars or other machinery of such company, or for any damage done by any persons in the employment or…
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