Southern Railway Co. v. Blake
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Milner. Whitfield superior court. August 11, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
The action was to recover damages from the railroad company for injuries to the person of the plaintiff, caused by a moving train at a public crossing in the city of Dalton. The jury returned a verdict for fourteen hundred dollars in favor of the plaintiff. A motion for a new trial made by the defendant was overruled, and to that judgment of the court below the defendant excepted.
One of the grounds of the motion is, that the verdict is excessive in amount. While there may be some merit in this ground, under the evidence, we are not disposed to disturb the verdict for that reason. The jury had…
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