Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Deas
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages: from city court of Milieu—Judge Dekle. July 14, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
Some elaboration • of the principle embodied in the third headnote, as applied to this case, is deemed appropriate. In an action for damages by a passenger against a railway company, when it is established that thé personal injuries complained of were , qccasioned by the operation of the defendant’s locomotives or cars, a presumption of liability arises against the company; which prima facie case, however, is rebutted if from the evidence of the defendant, or from that of the plaintiff himself, it appears that any one of the following defenses is established.: (1) that the injury was done…
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