Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Phillips
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta.' June 23, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Phillips sued the railway company, alleging that, as a consequence of its negligence, he had sustained serious personal injuries which resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. He recovered, a verdict for $7,000, and the defendant complains that the court refused to grant it a new trial.
1. The cause of action in this case originated in the year 1900 in the State of Florida, and therefore the rights of the parties are to be determined by the law of that State. One of the questions made by the record is that there was nothing before the trial court showing what was the law of…
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