Western & Atlantic R. Road v. Carlton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Case, in Fulton superior court. Tried before Judge Bull, at October Term, 1858. The facts of this case, and the points adjudicated, will sufficiently appear from the following opinion of the court» pronounced by Judge McDonald.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
McDonald, J.,
delivering the opinion.
Charles W. Carlton instituted a suit in the superior court of Fulton county, against the superintendent of the Western & Atlantic Rail Road, for the recovery of damages done to a lot of hogs freighted by the plaintiff on the cars running on that road. The jury on the trial rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for two thousand dollars. The defendant moved for a new trial, on ’ five . grounds, to-wit:
1. Because the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence, and strongly and decidedly against the weight of evidence.
2. Because the court…
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