Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Bradford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Fite. Bartow superior court. January 2, 1901.'
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Bradford sued the railroad company for damages on account of personal injuries, and obtained a verdict for $3,500^ The defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and it excepted. *277The plaintiff in his petition alleged in substance that, while he was in the service of the defendant, engaged, with a foreman and other employees, in building a water-tank, and was standing with a co-employee on the top of the structure, about twelve feet above the ground, it became necessary for him, with the assistance of that employee, to pull up certain heavy timbers or sleepers by means of a rope which…
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