Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Ogles
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Patterson. Cherokee superior court. September 4, 1913. Mrs. Mary Ogles brought suit against the Louisville & Nashville Eailroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted to her in consequence of her having been carried past the station of Univeter on the defendant company’s line of railway, to which point she had purchased a ticket.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Patterson. Cherokee superior court. September 4, 1913. Mrs. Mary Ogles brought suit against the Louisville & Nashville Eailroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted to her in consequence of her having been carried past the station of Univeter on the defendant company’s line of railway, to which point she had purchased a ticket. It appears that she duly surrendered the ticket to the conductor before reaching the station. It is alleged, that the defendant’s employees negligently failed to stop the train at the station, which…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The petition, after amendment, was not open to the criticism directed 'against it by the special demurrers.
2. The plaintiff in error complains, in its motion for new trial, of the following charge of the court: “In connection with this, I charge you, in some torts the entire injury is to the peace, happiness, or feelings of the plaintiff. In such eases no measure of damages can be prescribed, except the enlightened consciences of impartial jurors. I mean for you to understand by that, in considering the amount of damages she would be entitled to recover…
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- Southern Railway Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
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