Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Stephens

1. Stephens brought his suit against the Central of Georgia Railway Company to recover the penalty provided by § 2755 of the Civil Code of 1910. This court, when the case was here before, held that the petition set out a cause of action. Stephens v. Central of Ga. Ry. Co., 138 Ga. 625 (75 S. E. 1041, 42 L. R. A. (N. S.) 541, 30 Ann. Cas. (1913E), 609), where all of the material allegations ■ of the petition are set out. On the last trial of the case the presiding judge, under the evidence, directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. To this ruling the plaintiff in error filed its bill of…