Grimsley v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The plaintiff’s petition is predicated upon substantially the following' state of facts: Grimsley, the plaintiff, was a passenger upon the defendant’s line of railway, en route from Albany, Ga., to Pelham, Ga. At Albany one Eackley also boarded the train 'as a passenger. The latter, at the time of entering the train, was in an intoxicated or partially intoxicated condition, and was very disorderly. As the journey progressed he continued intoxicated and disorderly and discharged his revolver several times on the train. These facts were known to the defendant’s servants in charged the train;…