Legal Opinion

Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. Sharp

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 19, 1917No. 7919PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Action for damages ;• from city court of Albany—Judge Clayton Jones. September 37, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.

Mattie Sharp sued for personal injuries received while a passenger on a train of the Georgia Northern Eailway Company, and upon the trial obtained a verdict for $500. The railway company excepts to the overruling of its motion for a new trial.

1. Exception is taken to the following charge of the court: “Mattie Sharp, the plaintiff in this case, has instituted legal proceedings in which she seeks to recover damages for certain alleged injuries which she claims* caused her physical pain and suffering *504and mental anguish and the loss of earning capacity, and which were received in a wreck while…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad v. VaughanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  2. Moore v. ThorpSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1889
  3. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BrinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Butcher v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
  2. Richter v. Atlantic CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  3. Quinn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
  4. Garvin v. LovettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Scoggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921

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