Southwestern Railroad v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Negligence. Charge of Court. New trial. Before Judge Crisp. Dougherty Superior Court. April Term, 1878. Reported iu the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff brought her action against the defendant to recover damages for the homicide of her husband under the *668provisions of the 2971st section of the Code. On the trial of the case the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $1,000.00. The defendant made a motion for a new trial on the several grounds therein stated, which was overruled, and the defendant excepted.
1. One ground of error alleged is, that the court refused to charge the jury as requested by defendant’s counsel, “that the plaintiff could not recover unless the employees of the company,…
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