Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Barbour. Tried before the Hon. H. D. Clayton. This action was brought by Andrew J. Smith, against the appellant, described as “a corporation created by the laws of Georgia, and doing business in Alabama by agents,” to recover damages for injuries sustained by the sinking of the steamboat George W. Wylly, on the 11th April, 1883, while running on the Chattahoochee river between Columbus, Georgia, and Apalachicola, Florida; the plaintiff having…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Barbour. Tried before the Hon. H. D. Clayton. This action was brought by Andrew J. Smith, against the appellant, described as “a corporation created by the laws of Georgia, and doing business in Alabama by agents,” to recover damages for injuries sustained by the sinking of the steamboat George W. Wylly, on the 11th April, 1883, while running on the Chattahoochee river between Columbus, Georgia, and Apalachicola, Florida; the plaintiff having been a passenger on the boat at the time, and claiming damages for personal injuries sustained, and also for the loss…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
— The Central Railroad and Banking Companyjwas chartered by the State of Georgia, for the purpose and witli power to construct and operate a railroad from Savannah to Macon, and to organize and do a banking business. The complaint alleges that the defendant and one Whitesides were the owners and proprietors of a steamboat called the George W. Wylly, and were engaged in operating the same on the Chattahoochee river, for the carriage of passengers and freight from Columbus, Georgia, to Apalachicola, Florida, and intermediate landings. The action is brought by appellee, to recover damages for…
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