Savannah Street v. Bryan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Passengers. Damages. Verdict. Before Judge Harden. City court of Savannah. July term, 1890. Reported in the decision. •
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The jury found for the plaintiff below $2,000. The motion for a new trial complains of no error by the court, hut attacks the verdict as contrary to law, to evidence, etc., andas excessive in amount. The motion was overruled. This was an approval of the verdict by the presiding judge.
Treating the testimony of the plaintiff and his witnesses as reliable and as presenting the whole truth of the case, there can be no doubt that the verdict was warranted in all respects. The plaintiff, being a passenger on a street-car, was called upon by the conductor for his fare. He had…
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