City of Rome v. Davis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Floyd county — Judge Hamilton. March 24, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtBussell, J.
This is an action for damages, brought by Odessa Davis against the City of Eome. The municipality complains of a judgment refusing a motion for a new trial. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $500. The several attacks upon the petition which were suggested in the written argument can not be considered, because it does not appear that there was any demurrer. The plaintiff proved her case as laid; and the defendant introduced no testimony. According to the testimony in behalf of the plaintiff, the young lady was riding in a-buggy, accompanied by an escort, on her way to a…
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