Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. Smith

Simmons, Justice.

John Smith for his wife, Jane Smith, and Jane Smith for herself, sued the railroad company for damages. The nature of the complaint will appear in the report of the testimony. The defendant pleaded the general issue.

On the trial, the plaintiffs showed as follows: Jane Smith was a passenger on defendant’s train from Atlanta to Palmetto. As the train neared the station, the station signal was given, and as it approached still nearer the depot, the name of the station was called and the train slackened its speed; and Jane Smith and' another passenger, and probably others, left…