Stallins v. Southern Railway Co.

1. The plaintiff claimed that while in the service of the defendant he had been hurt by reason of a sudden, negligent jerk given to what was called “a transfer car,” which he was in the act of leaving. The defendant contended that there was no such jerk, but that the injury occurred by reason of the careless manner in which the plaintiff stepped from the car. A witness was introduced by the plaintiff, and testified as to the manner in which the transfer car was being operated, and the occurrence of the jerk when the plaintiff was injured. To impeach this witness, the defendant offered in…