Williamson v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Hamilton. City court of Floyd county. August 29, 1905. This is an action for damages on account of alleged negligence on the part of the defendant’s conductor in putting the plaintiff off the train in which she was riding, at a place different from that at which she had requested to get off, and under circumstances which, it is alleged, tended to aggravate the injury and operated greatly to her inconvenience and distress of mind.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Hamilton. City court of Floyd county. August 29, 1905. This is an action for damages on account of alleged negligence on the part of the defendant’s conductor in putting the plaintiff off the train in which she was riding, at a place different from that at which she had requested to get off, and under circumstances which, it is alleged, tended to aggravate the injury and operated greatly to her inconvenience and distress of mind. Among other things, she alleged that on the afternoon of October 1, 1904, she boarded the southbound passenger train of defendant at…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. The Civil Code, § 3029, provides that “a principal is bound for the care, diligence, and fidelity of his agent in his business; and hence he is bound for the neglect and fraud of his agent in the transaction of such business.” In the case of Western R. Co. v. Young, 51 Ga. 489, this court ruled: “If the conductor of a railroad train agreed To put a passenger off at a particular place which is not a station or regular stopping place, it would be The duty of the conductor to stop the train at that place, so that the passenger could get off in safety.” In that decision the *129conductor is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- City of Greensboro v. McGibbonySupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. McCurdySupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
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