Jones v. Western & Atlantic Railroad

1. There is no material error in any of the excerpts from the charge ■ of the court complained of, when the entire charge is considered.

2. The sole negligent act of the defendant, according to the petition, was the sudden starting of its train just as the plaintiff entered. In the light of this allegation of the petition, and when the charge given by the court is considered, it was not error for the court to refuse a request to charge as follows: “If you find, from the evidence, that the defendant company failed to stop its train sufficiently long for the -plaintiff to get aboard said train…