Long v. Atlantic Coast Line R.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, at Columbia; Henry A. Middleton Smith, Judge. . Action by J. C. Long and wife against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Verdict was directed for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
[1] In this action for personal injuries the main question is whether the evidence warranted the District J udge in directing a verdict for the defendant. The evidence relied on to support the action may be thus summarized:
At Walthourville, Ga., on October 28, 1914, plaintiffs, J. C. Long and his wife, Cathleen T. Long, became passengers on defendant’s train No. 58, running from Waycross to Savannah, Ga. After passing several stations, Mrs. Long went from her seat to the toilet at the other end of the car. On her way back to her seat there was a lurch or jolt of the…
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