Jarrell v. Seaboard Air-Line Railway
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from'Effingham superior court—Judge Sheppard. June 15, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
On a former writ of error in this case it was held by the Supreme Court that the evidence then submitted did not authorize the jury to find that the fire which consumed the plaintiff’s property was caused by the emission of sparks from either of the two locomotives which it was alleged occasioned the injuries, there being also uncontradicted proof to show that these locomotives were at the time properly equipped with approved spark-arresters. 145 Ga. 688 (89 S. E. 718). When the case was tried again, and subsequently appeared in this court on exceptions taken by the plaintiff to the grant of…
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- Central Railroad v. HubbardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Georgia Brewing Ass'n v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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