Douthitt v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

1. Upon proof of injury to a passenger of a railroad company by the running of its locomotives, cars, or other machinery, or by any person in its employment and service, the law raises a presumption that the injury was caused by the negligence of the company.(a) Where an injury to a passenger is proved to have been thus caused, this presumption will not be rebutted by the company showing that it exercised on.lv ordinary care and diligence; as railroad companies are *352bound, to use extraordinary care and diligence for the safety of passengers. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Ry. Co. v. Miller, 95 Ga. 738…