Stirk v. Central Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Negligence. Nonsuit. Master and Servant. Evidence. Costs. Abatement. Before Judge John T. Clarke. Bibb Superior Court. October Term, 1886. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
Martha Stirk brought her action against the Central Railroad and Banking Company to recover damages for the homicide of her husband. After she had submitted her evidence, the court granted a nonsuit; and to this she excepted. The evidence submitted in behalf of the plaintiff in the court below was, in substance, as follows: Stirk was an employé of the Central railroad, and was a train hand. At Smithville, while the cars were en route, a car belonging to the Green Line Company was introduced into the train. It was a different kind of car from those ordinarily used by the…
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