Legal Opinion

Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Howe

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 12, 1913PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Action for damages. Before Judge Conyers. Glynn superior court. November 4, 1911.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

1. The evidence tending to show that the lumber of the plaintiff was burned by fire negligently set out by a locomotive of the defendant, and the value of the lumber, was sufficient to authorize the finding of the jury and the charge of the court complained of.

2. The jury found a stipulated amount as principal, and interest in a separate amount. There was no error on the part of the court in *430causing them to retire, with instructions that whatever they found as principal and interest should be united in one lump sum. Western & Atlantic R. Co. v. Brown, 102 Ga. 13 (29 S. E. 130).

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lowery v. MortonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Browning v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  3. Morgan v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913

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