Central Railroad v. DeBray
Supreme Court of Georgia
Eailroads. Damages. Negligence. Master an_ Servant. Venue. Witness. Evidence. Charge of Court. Before Judge Branham. Pike Superior Court. October Term, 1882. DeBray brought suit against the Central Eailroad on account of an injury which .happened to him while employed by defendant as an extra train-hand. The facts are sufficiently stated in the first division of the decision.
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Eailroads. Damages. Negligence. Master an_ Servant. Venue. Witness. Evidence. Charge of Court. Before Judge Branham. Pike Superior Court. October Term, 1882. DeBray brought suit against the Central Eailroad on account of an injury which .happened to him while employed by defendant as an extra train-hand. The facts are sufficiently stated in the first division of the decision. The jury found for the plaintiff $4,700.00. Defendant moved for a new trial, on the following among other grounds: (1.) Because the verdict was contrary to law and evidence. (2.) Because the evidence failed to make out…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
The defendant in error brought Ms action on the case against the plaintiff in error in the superior court of Pike county, for injuries which he alleges he sustained by reason of the carelessness and negligence of defendant’s servants.
The jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at forty-seven hundred dollars. The defendant moved for a new trial upon many grounds of error alleged in the motion. The court overruled this motion, and refused the new trial prayed for, and defendant excepted, and. assigns as error this judgment of the court…
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