Southern Railway Co. v. Coursey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Gober. Cobb superior court. December 23, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
At the first trial of this case a nonsuit was granted, and the plaintiffs brought the case to this court for review." In order to do so, they filed a pauper affidavit, setting forth that, by reason of their poverty, they were unable to pay the costs. The judgment of the lower court was reversed by this court. 113 Ga. 297. When the case came on for trial in the lower court again, the pauper affidavit was attached to the original papers, and, by mere inadvertence of the plaintiffs’ counsel, was nqt detached therefrom when the papers were handed to the jury. One of the grounds of the motion for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Daniels v. Intendant & WardensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- Shuman v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Coursey v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- City of Atlanta v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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- Weightsville & Tennille Railroad v. GorntoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. HaralsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Devane v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
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