Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Watts
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Passengers. Nonsuit. Negligence. New trial. Before Judge Hansell. Thomas superior court. April term, 1888. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
•Watts sued the railroad company for damages. On the trial he testified to the following state of facts : “ On October 5th, 1884, I was a passenger from Thomasville to Cairo, and had paid for a ticket to Cairo. Was going there to go home; was going to my place of business. The train reached Cairo about three p. m. I was hurt in getting off" the train at Cairo. A bone in my left leg just above my ankle was broken. The hurt happened by my jumping off. I made an effort to get off to get home. As we approached the station, signal to stop was made with the hell. The conductor…
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