Southern Railway Co. v. Wood
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Reece. City court of Floyd county. February 13, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Wood sued the railway company for damages claimed to have been sustained on account of having been ejected from one of the defendant’s trains by its conductor. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $450. The defendant made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and the case is here upon a bill of exceptions assigning error upon the overruling of this motion.
1. It appeared at the trial that the plaintiff had purchased a ticket from Atlanta to Rome and return at a reduced rate of fare, at the same time entering into a special contract with the company. This contract…
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