Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Greeson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Verdict. Judgments. Costs. Practice in Superior Court. Before Judge UNDERWOOD. Gordon Superior Court. February Term, 1881. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
This was a suit originating in a justice’s court, brought by Greeson to recover the value of a cow killed by a train of the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. The magistrate first tried the case, and gave a judgment against the company for $31.60. The company then appealed to a jury, and on the trial, under the proofs, the jury found a verdict for the sum of $33.00. The company then petitioned the judge of the superior court for certiorari, which was granted, and upon the hearing of the case, the *181judge dismissed the certiorari, and allowed a judgment to be entered up for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
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