Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. Camp
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city - court of Richmond county— Judge Eve. July 3, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
The plaintiff alleged that he arrived with his team at a public crossing on the defendant’s railroad. He found the crossing blocked by a freight-train; after waiting about fifteen minutes he went to the front of the train, seeking the cause, and found the train crew asleep on the engine; he awakened them, and after some time they made an opening in the train. After being thus delayed for an hour, the plaintiff started to drive on and across the tracks, when another freight-train approached the crossing at a high speed, and without checking in obedience to the crossing law. The plaintiff had a…
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