Martin v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.

Simmons, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, while walking along the main track of the'defendanfis railroad, heard the noise of a train behind him, and stepped aside until the engine passed. No cars were attached to the engine, and he did not know that any were following .it. When it passed he stepped back on the cross-ties, without looking in the direction from which the engine came, and two cars which had been cut loose from the engine and were following .about a hundred feet or more behind it, ran upon him, inflicting the injury .on account of which this action ivas brought. When the cars struck…