East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railway Co. v. Hughes
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Roberts. Dodge superior court. March term, 1892. The mother and only surviving parent of Annie Bozeman sued the railway company, alleging: As such parent she was entitled to the proceeds of the labor as well as the services of Annie Bozeman (who was seventeen years old when injured) until she attained majority.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Roberts. Dodge superior court. March term, 1892. The mother and only surviving parent of Annie Bozeman sued the railway company, alleging: As such parent she was entitled to the proceeds of the labor as well as the services of Annie Bozeman (who was seventeen years old when injured) until she attained majority. Dnder her direction, Annie paid defendant for a ticket from Cochran to Dubois, a regular station of defendant, and took defendant’s regular passenger train to be carried to Dubois. ‘When near Dubois the conductor of the train took up the ticket, and…
1Opinion of the Court
*388 Judgment reversed.
The jury found for plaintiff $600. Defendant moved for a new trial, which the court granted unless plaintiff would write off from the verdict $216, which was done. The motion contains many grounds, those material being assignments of error on the following extracts from the charge of the court: “A railroad company is always liable upon the idea of negligence. The question is whether or not the road has been guilty of negligence, and such negligence as would cause the road to be liable. If the road used the reasonable diligence required in running its locomotives, cars and…
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