Southwestern Railroad v. Singleton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Damages. Railroads. Negligence. Charge of Court, Presumptions. Before Judge Willis. Talbot Superior Court. March Term, 1881. To the report in the decision, it is only necessary to add the charge of court, which was as follows: “ This is a suit by W. C. Singleton, against the Southwestern Railroad Company, for damages alleged to have been sustained by him, by the running of the cars of said company.
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Damages. Railroads. Negligence. Charge of Court, Presumptions. Before Judge Willis. Talbot Superior Court. March Term, 1881. To the report in the decision, it is only necessary to add the charge of court, which was as follows: “ This is a suit by W. C. Singleton, against the Southwestern Railroad Company, for damages alleged to have been sustained by him, by the running of the cars of said company. A railroad company shall be liable for any damage done to person, stock or other property by the running of the locomotive, or cars, or other machinery of such company, or for damages done by any…
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
This was a suit for damages brought by the defendant in error against the Southwestern Railroad Company to recover for injuries sustained in getting off of one of its pay trains. The facts substantially were, that the plaintiff below had a round trip ticket from Howard to Geneva and back; by mistake he entered the pay-train, which was about moving off, and as he walked in he met a negro who told him that the pay-master was in the next room ; saw no seats; went to where the pay-master was, who asked him where he was going, and he said to Howard ; paymaster told him that it…
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