Electric Railway Co. v. Carson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge MacDonell. City court of Savannah. May term, 1895. The plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s street-car in Savannah. It suddenly left the track and ran to the sidewalk and against a tree, and she was thrown down, striking her hip. on the railing of the seat, and seriously injured. She did not know what caused it to leave the track.
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Action for damages. Before Judge MacDonell. City court of Savannah. May term, 1895. The plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s street-car in Savannah. It suddenly left the track and ran to the sidewalk and against a tree, and she was thrown down, striking her hip. on the railing of the seat, and seriously injured. She did not know what caused it to leave the track. The conductor of the car testified, that he and Cook, the motorman, immediately investigated the cause of the accident. They found that a rock had been placed against the rail and covered with sand, and this had derailed the car.…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Chief Justice.
This was an action against a street railway company for damages on account of personal injuries to the plaintiff, occasioned by the derailment of one of its cars while she was a passenger thereon. She obtained a verdict against the company for $300, and the defendant made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and it excepted.
1. It is complained that the trial judge erred in rejecting testimony offered by the defendant as to statements made by one of its employees while investigating the cause of the derailment. The court was clearly right in rejecting such…
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