Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Trammell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action, for damages. Before Judge Clark. City court of ■ Forsyth. August 5, 1901. cited: 90 Ga. 663; 101 Ga. 747; Id. 753; 108 Ga. 165; 111 Ga. 815; 112 Ga. 471; 114 Ga. 159; 7 Am. & Eng. R. Cas. 501; Id. 505; 13 Am. & Eng. R. Cas. 476; 37 N. W. Rep. 722. cited: 113 Ga. 335.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Trammell & McCowan brought suit to recover from the railroad company as damages the value of certain buildings *313owned by the plaintiffs, wbieb it was alleged hád been set fire to and destroyed by sparks escaping from one of the defendant’s engines. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs for $4,-566.70, and the defendant’s motion for a new trial having been overruled, it excepted. It appears from the record that this is the second verdict which has heen returned in favor of the plaintiffs against the defendant, the first verdict having been set aside by the trial judge and a new…
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