Jackson v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Mitchell. Lowndes superior court. November term, 1907. Mrs. Josephine Jackson brought suit against the Georgia Southern and Florida Bailway Company to recover damages for the homicide of her son, Bichie Jacob Jackson, on whom she alleged that she was dependent for a support at the time of his death.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Mitchell. Lowndes superior court. November term, 1907. Mrs. Josephine Jackson brought suit against the Georgia Southern and Florida Bailway Company to recover damages for the homicide of her son, Bichie Jacob Jackson, on whom she alleged that she was dependent for a support at the time of his death. On the trial the evidence of the principal witness for the plaintiff, in regard to the manner in which her son met his death, was in substance as follows: Witness is an engineer in the employment of the defendant, and was so at the time of the death of plaintiff’s…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1-3. The bill of exceptions tendered by the plaintiff was signed December 17, 1907, and was filed in the office of the clerk of this court on December 37. On January 3, 1908, a petition was presented to the judge, which alleged, that almost thirty days after the grant of the nonsuit one of the plaintiff’s counsel dictated from memory the brief of evidence contained in the bill of exceptions which had been certified by the presiding judge; that such brief was not made from the stenographic report of the official court stenographer, although the case was…
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