Southern Railway Co. v. Cowan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
R. L. Cowan brought suit against the Southern Railway Company for damages on account of alleged negligence in furnishing to him an unsafe and unfit tool with which to do his work. The case was based on the Federal employer’s liability act. The defendant demurred generally and specially to the petition, and to the overruling of the demurrer the defendant excepted pendente lite. The defendant set up that the plaintiff assumed the risk of his employment and that he was guilty of contributory negligence. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $5000. The defendant’s motion for new…
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