Miller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Mr. Acting Associate Justice C. J. Ramage

(concurring in dismissal of petition) : In addition to the order indorsed on the back of the original petition in this case, I wish to add a few points to the opinion of the Court filed by Mr. Justice Watts.

The first point I wish to make is in reference to the criticism of the Circuit Judge in adding the words “unnecessary or” to the request to charge of the defendants. I think the addition of these words not reversible error. Webster defines these words as follows :

“'Unnecessary: Not required under the circumstances; useless; needless.”

“Unreasonable:…