Parrish v. Southwestern Railroad

1. It is not error for the court to fail to charge the jury the provisions of Code, § 94-1108, to wit: '“In all actions against railroad companies for damages done to persons or property, proof of injury inflicted by the running of locomotives or cars of such companies shall be prima facie evidence of the want of reasonable skill and care on the part of the servants of the companies in reference to such injury,” where the defendant railroad company has introduced evidence in rebuttal of plaintiff’s allegations of negligence, and to charge that the burden of proof rested on the plaintiff to…