Central Railroad v. Senn
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Evidence. Witness. Charge of Court. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1883. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add, in connection with the second and third divisions thereo'', the following grounds of the motion for new trial: (3.) Because the court permitted Domingoes, a witness for the plaintiff, in rebuttal, after stating that he was not an expert, and testifying that before…
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Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Evidence. Witness. Charge of Court. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1883. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add, in connection with the second and third divisions thereo'', the following grounds of the motion for new trial: (3.) Because the court permitted Domingoes, a witness for the plaintiff, in rebuttal, after stating that he was not an expert, and testifying that before the run-off there was •a jerking, bounding sensation,- so that one could hardly walk in the car, but that he did not go…
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, Judge.
This was an action-brought in Muscogee superior court-by Nancy E. Senn, against the Central Railroad and Bank- ■ ing Company, as lessees of the Southwestern Railroad, to ■ recover damages sustained by the plaintiff by reason off the car, on which she was a passenger, being thrown from *708the track. It was alleged by the plaintiff that the injury was caused by the negligence and carelessness of the defendant in the construction of its track, and running of its cars at an unusual and dangerous speed.. She claimed that, by i-eason of wounds, bruises and other iixjux-ies which she…
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