Muscogee Railroad v. Redd
Supreme Court of Georgia
Evidence.' Common carriers. In pari delieto. Before William A. Little, Judge pro hoe vice. Muscogee Superior Court. November Term, 1874.- ’ Any further report of this case beyond what is contained in the decision and the head-notes, is deemed unnecessary. See report when before this courtat a former term: 48th Georgia Reports, 102. . /
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover damages for the loss of a slave alleged to have been killed on the defendant’s road by its negligence, in 1861. On the trial of the case, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $2,981 33. A motion was made for a new trial on the several grounds contained therein, which was. overruled by the court, and the defendant excepted.
1, 2, 3. There was no error in admitting the testimony of the two Thweatts, in view of the pleadings in the record.
4. When this case was before us on a former…
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