Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Ledford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Patterson. Gilmer superior court. December 8, 1913. Mrs. Prank Ledford brought suit against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received in consequence of certain acts of negligence set forth in the petition.' She alleged, in substance, that the defendant company was a carrier of passengers, and that on the night of November 18, 1911, she went to the station at the town"…
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Action for damages. Before Judge Patterson. Gilmer superior court. December 8, 1913. Mrs. Prank Ledford brought suit against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received in consequence of certain acts of negligence set forth in the petition.' She alleged, in substance, that the defendant company was a carrier of passengers, and that on the night of November 18, 1911, she went to the station at the town" of Ellijay, on the line of the defendant’s railway, for the purpose of becoming a passenger upon one of its passenger…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The court did not err in overruling the general demurrer to the petition. If supported by evidence, the jury would have been authorized to find that the defendant company was so far wanting in diligence, under the circumstances, that it would be liable for injuries sustained in consequence of its failure to exercise that degree of care and diligence due to the plaintiff at the time she was injured.
2. The grounds of special demurrer which were not sustained by the court were either without merit or were sufficiently met by amendments to the petition.
3.…
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