Glover v. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Norwood. City court of Savannah. July term, 1898. The action was for the homicide of the plaintiff’s husband, James Glover.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Norwood. City court of Savannah. July term, 1898. The action was for the homicide of the plaintiff’s husband, James Glover. The original petition, after alleging that at the time of the injuries that caused his death he was an employee of the defendant railway company, working in its yard as a lead switchman, and that it was his duty to change switches, drill cars and couple and uncouple cars, alleged further: (Paragraph 4) That about seven o’clock on the night of April 2, 1895, in the said yard of said company, your petitioner’s husband, in the discharge of…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Sarah Glover sued the railway company for damages alleged to have been received by reason of the homicide of her husband by the defendant. Upon the trial the court granted a nonsuit, and the case is here upon a bill of exceptions sued out by the plaintiff, complaining of the granting" of the nonsuit and other alleged errors; and upon a cross-bill sued out by the defendant, assigning error upon various rulings of the court.
1. The various amendments offered by the plaintiff did not substantially change the cause of action attempted to be set forth in the original petition, and therefore -were…
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