Henderson v. Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Amendment. Evidence. Bes Adjudicata. Non-suit. Before Judge Carswell. Screven Superior Court. May-Term, 1884. To the report contained in the decision, it is only neces sary to add that Ihe objection lo the evidence in reference to the pass and the ruling of the court thereon are stated as follows in the bill of exceptions : “ During the progress of the cause, while the plaintiff was on the stand as a witness in his own behalf, defendant’s counsel, on cross-examination,…
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Amendment. Evidence. Bes Adjudicata. Non-suit. Before Judge Carswell. Screven Superior Court. May-Term, 1884. To the report contained in the decision, it is only neces sary to add that Ihe objection lo the evidence in reference to the pass and the ruling of the court thereon are stated as follows in the bill of exceptions : “ During the progress of the cause, while the plaintiff was on the stand as a witness in his own behalf, defendant’s counsel, on cross-examination, handed him a paper purporting to be a free pass on defendant’s railroad, and asked him if his name did not thereon appear…
1Opinion of the CourtBlandford, Justice
The original declaration claimed damages from defendant by reason of having fallen in a well situated on the right of way of defendant, and which had been carelessly left open and unguarded. Plaintiff-proposed to amend his declaration by alleging that the well was on the land of plaintiff, and that defendant entered on plaintiff’s land without his knowledge or consent, and cut away the vegetable guards and protection around the well, etc. This is the only material amendment proposed. The court *720rejected the amendment, and this is excepted to, and error is assigned thereon.
1. This amendment…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Central Railroad v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
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