Southern Railway Co. v. Bryant
Supreme Court of Georgia
Actions for damages. Before Judge Janes. Polk superior court. October 11, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Two young ladies purchased railroad-tickets over the line of the Southern Railway Company from Atlanta to a flag-station called Hamlet. It seems that the engineer omitted to give the signal of an approach to Hamlet, by reason whereof the conductor failed to signal the engineer to-stop at that place. The conductor' did not discover that the-train had passed Hamlet until it had gone about half a mile beyond. He then apologized to the ladies for having carried them beyond their station, expressed his regret, and told them that he would either leave them at the next station or carry them on until…
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