Savannah Electric Co. v. Bell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Gann. Chatham superior court. August 8, 1905. ■ Mrs. Mary Bell brought suit against the Savannah Electric Company, and alleged, that a pole belonging to the company, and maintained by it, on the corner of St. Julian and Bull streets in the city of Savannah, had been allowed to decay and become in a defective-condition; that while the plaintiff’s daughter, Mamie Bell, was passing by the pole, it fell to the ground, striking and filling her;…
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Action for damages. Before Judge Gann. Chatham superior court. August 8, 1905. ■ Mrs. Mary Bell brought suit against the Savannah Electric Company, and alleged, that a pole belonging to the company, and maintained by it, on the corner of St. Julian and Bull streets in the city of Savannah, had been allowed to decay and become in a defective-condition; that while the plaintiff’s daughter, Mamie Bell, was passing by the pole, it fell to the ground, striking and filling her; and that she contributed to the plaintiff’s support, and the plaintiff was dependent upon her. The jury returned a verdict…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The following request in writing to charge was refused by the eour-tj and is-one-of *664the grounds in the motion for a new trial: “If j'ou should find from the evidence that the plaintiff conveyed a tract of land to her daughter, Nancy M. Futch, the consideration of same being the support •of the plaintiff for and during the term of her natural life, and that Nancy M. Futch accepted the same, and.you should find that in •consideration of the conveyance to her by James I. Bell of a tract •of land in Bulloch county, Georgia, the said Nancy Futch further •agreed…
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