Savannah Electric Co. v. Joseph

1. In a suit against a street-ear company to recover for damage to personal property, caused by the running of one of the defendant’s cars, there is a presumption of negligence against the defendant, which presumption, taken together with the evidence of negligence on the pai't of the plaintiff, may constitute an issue for the jury. Even though plaintiff’s negligence be conclusively shown, its causal connection with the injury may nevertheless be a question for the jury.

2. It is not the duty of the trial judge to instruct the jury as to what facts constitute negligence. It was proper to…