Atlantic & Birmingham Railway Co. v. Bowen

Bowen sued the defendant company for damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the derailment of a train of the defendant, upon which he was a passenger. The jury returned a verdict in his favor, and the defendant made a motion for a new trial, upon the general and five special grounds. The first two special grounds were abandoned, however, the third, fourth, and fifth being the only ones urged here. They are as follows: “Third. Because the court erred in charging the jury as follows: ‘In some torts the entire injury is to the peace, happiness, or…