Georgia R. R. & Banking Co. v. Richmond
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action, for damages. Before Henry T. Lewis, judge pro Tiao vice. Morgan superior court. March term, 1895. The plaintiff, who- was a commercial traveler, arrived at Madison at 4:45 p. m., April 18,1892, on the train of the Macon & Northern Railroad.
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Action, for damages. Before Henry T. Lewis, judge pro Tiao vice. Morgan superior court. March term, 1895. The plaintiff, who- was a commercial traveler, arrived at Madison at 4:45 p. m., April 18,1892, on the train of the Macon & Northern Railroad. His objective point was Augusta, for which he desired to take the Georgia Railroad train which arrived at Madison from Atlanta four or five minutes after the arrival of the Macon & Northern, upon the stopping of which he- quickly left it, hurried across to the Georgia depot and bought a ticket to Augusta from H. T. Guest, the Georgia railroad…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
The facts are stated by the reporter.
We do not think Richmond was a “passenger"’ when he returned to the railroad station the last time on the day he claims to have been unlawfully assaulted and beaten by the company’s agent. He had no purpose of taking a train that day, having decided to resume his journey on the following morning. However, he undoubtedly had the right to go to the station for the purpose of looking after his baggage and arranging to have it checked, or safely stored until the next *502day. If lie went there to attend to this business, and conducted himself…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railway Co. v. FleetwoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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