Jordan v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad

It appears to us that the judge might have directed a verdict in favor of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Eailroad Companjq but he was not authorized to award a nonsuit in favor of its eodefendant, Forbes. The nonsuit was granted after the evidence had been closed on both sides. At this stage of the case it is not strictly regular to award a nonsuit. A nonsuit should be granted, if at all, when it is apparent that the plaintiff has failed to make out his ease as laid, and before the defendant is put to the necesshy of introducing proof. However, as pointed but in Murphy v. Georgia Ry. &…