Columbus Railroad v. Dorsey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Willis. City court of Columbus. January 5, 1903. cited Hector v. Elec. Lt. Co., 25 L. R. A. 554, 5 Am. El. Cas. 300; Aug. Ii. Co. v. Andrews, 89 Ga. 653; Ga. Pac. R. Go. v. Richardson, 80 Ga. 727; Andrews v. Gen. R. Go., 86 Ga. 192; Atla. R. Go. v. Loftin, Id. 43 ; Sheats v. Rome, 92 Ga. 535 ; Goolc v. Atlanta, 94 Ga. 614; Gain v. Macon R. Go. 97 Ga. 298; Ga. So.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Willis. City court of Columbus. January 5, 1903. cited Hector v. Elec. Lt. Co., 25 L. R. A. 554, 5 Am. El. Cas. 300; Aug. Ii. Co. v. Andrews, 89 Ga. 653; Ga. Pac. R. Go. v. Richardson, 80 Ga. 727; Andrews v. Gen. R. Go., 86 Ga. 192; Atla. R. Go. v. Loftin, Id. 43 ; Sheats v. Rome, 92 Ga. 535 ; Goolc v. Atlanta, 94 Ga. 614; Gain v. Macon R. Go. 97 Ga. 298; Ga. So. R. Go. v. Cartledge, 116 Ga. 164; Huber v. LaCrosse R. Co., 31 L. R A. 588, 6 Ain. El. Cas. 285. cited Atla. R. Go. v. Owings, 97 Ga. 663; City Council v. Hudson, 88 Ga. 600; Joyce’s El. L. §§…
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.
Mrs. Dorsey brought a suit against the Columbus Railroad Company, a corporation having its principal office in the city of Columbus, alleging that the defendant had injured and damaged her in a large sum. Her petition, as amended at the trial, set forth averments to the following effect: The defendant was the owner of an electric lighting system in the city of Columbus, and was operating an electric lighting plant. In the operation of its business, on a day named, the defendant was engaged in manufacturing and generating currents of electricity and transmitting them along wires strung upon…
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