Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before II. S. Anderson, judge pro hac vice. City court of Cartersville. December term, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Goodwin sued the railroad company for damages, and obtained a verdict for $150. He alleged in his petition substantially as follows: On January 1, 1897, about four o’clock in the morning, he boarded defendant’s train at Dalton, with a view of going to his home at Kingston. The conductor told him what the fare was, and said the train did not usually stop there, but agreed to put him off at Kingston, and he accord*238ingly paid his fare to that point. There was some discussion about the fare; plaintiff lacked about ten cents of having the amount, which was finally furnished him by a passenger on…
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- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. WattsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
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