Cook v. Western & Atlantic Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Before Judge Fain. Whitfield Superior Court. April Term, 1883. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
The plaintiff brought her action against defendant for the homicide of her husband from the running of its cars, by reason of the negligence of its servants and agents. A verdict having been rendered. for plaintiff, defendant moved for a new trial upon several-grounds; the court below granted the new trial, and plaintiff excepted, and assigns as error the granting of said new trial; and the matter is thus brought before this court for review. '
*491. In looking at the facts set forth in the record, it is not apparent that this accident, which caused the death of plaintiff’s…
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