Pressley v. Atlanta & West Point Railroad

John Pressley, for himself and his children, sued the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company for the homicide of his wife and their mother. The petition was brought in two counts. The first count was based on the lack of ordinary care on the part of the defendant, that is, ordinary negligence, in running over and killing the deceased. This count was dismissed on general demurrer. The second count purported to be based on alleged wilful and wanton negligence on the part of the engineer of the defendant. The defendant filed a general demurrer to the second count, and also filed certain special…