Christian v. Columbus & Rome Railway Co.

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Christian brought her action against the Columbus and Rome Railway Company, a corporation in this State, for the homicide of her husband. The declaration alleges that her husband, while in the agent’s office for the transaction of business pertaining to the agency, the business of the husband with the company, was killed by the agent; and it alleges, moreover, that the agent was subject to disease and abberration of mind, and that the company employed him knowing that fact. His disease was or became at intervals homicidal mania. The declaration was demurred to on…