Central Railroad v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Charge of Words and Phrases-. Diligence.' Presump fci'gns. Court. Practice in Supreme Court. Verdict. Before Judge Hutchins. Bibb Superior'Court. October Term, 1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
This case has been twice tried; both verdicts were in favor of the plaintiff; the first was set aside, and a new trial granted. There was no appeal to this court from the grant of the first new trial, as the plaintiff alleges, in defence to the rule laid down as governing such cases.
The defendant asks that the second verdict be set aside and a new trial be granted, upon the following grounds:
(1.) Because the court, in stating to the jury the claims made by the plaintiff in his case for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him, said, among other things, that if the injury…
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